A long-legged relative of the spider that does not spin a web is a harvestman, also known as a daddy longlegs. These arachnids are classified in the order Opiliones and do not produce silk or build webs. Instead, they are primarily scavengers feeding on small insects and plant material.
The book never specifies directly. She is described as having a 'murderous black head', and is able to spin mesh-like webs as hammocks. Because the story is set in the south of England, it could be a safe assumption that she is a False Widow spider.
Black widow
The tan and black spider with horns on its back is the Arrow-shaped Micrathena. These spiders spin their webs in spirals and hang in the center of the web, often mistaken for a piece of wood or leaf.
The Black Widow spider is the most poisonous spider in North America, but only the adult female. The female Black Widow is easy to recognize (if you care to get that close) by the red hourglass shape on the underneath part of her abdomen. She has a shiny black body with various types of red markings on the top, depending on the species. There are about five species of Black Widow spiders in North America. The black widow will grow to about 8-10mm. Black Widows will lay up to 400 eggs at a time, but they are known to be cannibals, which means that they will eat each other. The Black Widow has unfairly earned a bad reputation for wanting to eat her mate. She will only eat her mate when she mistakes him for a meal! The silk of this spider is known to be the strongest of all silk. The Black Widow spider does not spin the pretty webs, instead she will spin the thick jumbles looking cobweb. These webs catch beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other spiders. These spiders, although a little scary, have enemies, as well. A few wasps can sting and paralyze, before eating the Black Widow. She is also a favorite food of the Praying Mantis. Some birds will eat these spiders but could end up with an upset stomach from her poisons. The bright red markings on her belly will warn possible predators that she is a nasty meal.
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The black widow spider's habitat is primarily in warm, sheltered areas across North America, particularly in the southern and western regions. They can often be found in woodpiles, sheds, garages, and under rocks or debris. These spiders prefer dark, undisturbed environments where they can spin their webs and catch prey.
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The lynx spider does spin webs but only for one reason, to hold the eggs. otherwise this spider does not use a large web for catching its prey.
The black widow males sre the ony ones that have an ourglass on their abdomen and the bright redness is what attracts the female. That statement is incorrect. The female has the hourglass on her belly and is larger than the male. The male has red and yello and white on it back. ___________ [edit] The attraction has NOTHING to do with colors. Black Widow spiders are cobweb weavers that use their web as their "vision"... listening and feeling for vibrations through it. They have VERY poor vision. Attraction is via pheromones. Once the male "sniffs" out a female, he enters the web and does a tap dance on the silk lines and vibrates his body parts to "speak" to the female and let her know he is a male of her species and not prey. Attraction and mating in this kind of spider, again, has nothing to do with vision. By the way, both males and females have the hourglass on their underside. The previous person was correct that the female is larger than the male and that the male has some colorful markings. Immature females also have colorful markings. Black Widows are born nearly all white and gradually gain their dark color as they age.