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They protect themselves by a chemical smell that they release from their mouths that only other animals and insects can sense. This smell refremes other animals from the spider.

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What kind of spiders make orb webs?

orb spiders


Are furrow spiders dangerous?

Furrow spiders belong to the genus Larinioides.These spiders weave orb webs. No spiders that weave orb webs are dangerous to humans.


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Do orb spiders live in Australia?

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Yes, but this type of spider is typically nonviolent and poses minimal health risk to humans. Spiny Orb Weaver spiders do contain venom, but their mouth is so small and their pincers are so weak they cannot penetrate human flesh. Their body spikes are only there to protect them from predators. To continue researching this spider you might also utilize Google; click on images you discover and review the pictures you encounter. You will see there are many variations of this interesting and colorful arachnid.


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Orb weaver spiders live all around the world. There are over 4,000 known species. The spiders will live anywhere there are bugs to eat.


What do cat faced orb weaver spiders do?

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Why is an orb weaver important?

Orb weavers cut down the number of insects like flies by a huge amount. They keep the balance of insect/spiders in check, like most spiders. If there were no spiders, flies would overrun the place, even though birds etc. would still eat them, spiders are highly important


What spider eat wasps?

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