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Spiders

Arachnida (Arachnids), with approzimately 39,500 identified species, are commonly known as spiders. All spiders are both carnivorous and venomous, but only a very small percentage are potentially dangerous to humans. Ask and answer questions here about these eight legged fascinating wonders.

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How can spiders survive without light?

Because that is how they get their food.

How often do spiders form webs?

Spiders keep their webs as long as they are alive.

What kind of reptiles live in Virginia?

Virginia doesn't have a state dinosaur, and its state fossil is a scallop called Chesapecten jeffersonius. However, birds are dinosaurs, so if you count the state bird, the state dinosaur is the cardinal.

Are Orchard orb weavers poisonous?

None of the orb weaving spiders have venom that is very toxic to human beings. Their bites are not medically significant. These spiders are beneficial to humans because they catch insect pests that eat crops, bother livestock, and even may bite human beings.

No, I'm just kidding. They are at very low risk for humans. But you still shouldn't eat one.

MADE YOU SCROLL! HAHA

What is the life span of a spider cricket?

I had one once whom lived in a giant aquarium, and she lived a little over a year, but I think males live a 1/4 years... It mostly depends on what insects they're eating (crickets are good for them) and where they're being kept (ones in Nature tend to live longer).

How do you identify a brown recluse?

Brown recluse spiders are infamous for their venomous bites. Such a powerful, toxic bite would seem to come from a large, predatory creature when, in reality, it is caused by a miniscule arachnid that has an unassuming appearance. This deceptive appearance is one of the reasons that brown recluse bites can very harmful.

Most bite victims do not even see the brown recluse that bit them and virtually none are able to conclusively identify the bite once they notice it. This is yet another reason why these particular spider bites are so dangerous. A brown recluse bite requires immediate treatment and, if unidentified, the bite can quickly become severe.

To ensure the most effective brown recluse spider bite treatment, there are several telltale signs to identify the bite right away. Because these bites are rarely painful and usually not even felt, it is important to check the body for physical signs. Upon returning from a camping trip, a long hike or any extended period in wilderness areas, the body should be thoroughly checked for small, red bumps or abrasions. If such a sign is present it should be cleaned and bandaged.

Because many brown recluse spiders hide in clothing, old or musty clothing should be thoroughly washed before being worn. If any marks present on the body after wearing such clothing, the mark should also be cleaned and dressed. If pain develops after 12 to 36 hours, a doctor should be consulted. If nausea, dizziness or fever occurs, the affected individual should hurry to a hospital. The medical staff should be informed of the symptoms and the suspected cause.

Paying attention to marks and symptoms may be the best way to make sure that a brown recluse spider bite gets treated. The only certain way to determine if a bite is truly from a brown recluse spider is to capture the spider itself. Then, a trained arachnologist can examine the spider and determine its species. The important thing to remember, not matter how the bite is identified, is to consult the services of a trained medical professional as soon as possible. Any delay could result in very dangerous physical symptoms.

What species of spiders catch their prey without webs?

no but there are some spiders that don't really fix there webs when there damaged

and the wolf spider chases its prey than making a web and this a spider that does not make a web so that's a spider that does not make a web

What are the scientific name for spiders?

That has never been seen. Tarantulas are loners.

When living in the Sierra Nevada mountains in California, we would have to stop on a road from Coulterville to Groveland because a herd of trantulas were crossing the road. Hundreds and hundreds of tarantulas.

Maybe the "thought" they were alone.

What are the 2 main parts of a spiders body?

Uhmmm..... The Head, The abdoman, the thorax, the legs, the eyes, the brain, the liver, the organs, the barbs, the teeth, the eggs, the stomach, the acid, the blood, the, the, the, the. That's all I know. I hoped it helped!

Is a fuzzy black spider with a white dot on it's back poison?

That would be a "Daring Jumping Spider", or Phidippus audax. They are harmless and not aggressive, but yes, they CAN jump, very well in fact. They hunt just like tiny cats, stalking and pouncing on insect prey, sometimes taking down insects much larger than themselves. They do seem to enjoy interacting with humans, for some reason, possibly because they are actually very intelligent creatures, and because their eye configuration is a bit like ours, with two large forward-facing eyes.

How do spiders attract their mates?

putting me in their face

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Dont scare it away, thats cruel... just simply have a you or a friend safely pick it up in a container and release it outside...dont worry there poison is just like being stung by a bee, they're harmless.

Does spiders hunt alone or hunt in pack?

Spiders are almost always solitary. They may build their nests and webs close to other spiders, but they do not interact socially with each other.

One species that is kind of an exception is the Coastal Orb Weaving spider. Individuals of this species - sometimes dozens or more - spin their webs very close together, often overlapping with each other, effectively creating one huge nest of very strong silk that could trap bats, even birds, as well as the insects these spiders usually prey on.

Do brown recluse spiders reproduce external or internal?

Wolf spiders often come indoors. It may be because the weather is getting cooler outside and they sense warmer air when they get close to a door or an open window, or maybe they just wander in. However, life inside a house is not a good situation for a wolf spider. They cannot easily climb walls, they can't climb glass at all, and they will generally have trouble finding water to drink. On top of that, they seem to get tangled up in loose strands of spider silk left around by other spiders that do like to live in houses, and they may easily get stepped on unintentionally.

Generally, wolf spiders do best outside the house where they hunt on the ground in many kinds of terrain. Some of them even dig burrows in the ground, which is something they could not do inside a house.

What spider is tan with a brown lightning bolt shape on it?

brown recluse

- actually, its more likely a brown widow :

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_widow

What kind of insect bite causes blisters?

No matter what type of insect bite it is - if it is covered by a blister that would indicate that it is a slightly more serious than normal insect bite - and you MUST NOT rupture or puncture the blister for risk of infection.

Do the junebugs bite?

Yes, June bugs [Cotinis mutabilis, Cotinis nitida, Phyllophaga spp, Polyphylla decemlineata] can fly. They just aren't very good at flying in particular or motor skills in general. Specifically, they're clumsy, because of their two sets of wings. The lower set is for flying. The heavier, upper set is for protection of body parts and for balance. The top wings are good at security, but could use additional training in balancing!

What eats a huntsman spider?

They catch flies and small insects using stealth and speed.

Insects with more than 6 legs?

None. Insects always have 3 pairs of legs. That is one of the features that defines the word insect.

Creatures such as spiders, centipedes, millipedes and scorpions are no longer considered insects, although they were in Carolus Linnaeus's original classification system, as were allmembers of the phylum Arthropoda (which basically means "jointed leg"). Somewhere in the mid 1800s, zoologists - specifically entomologists - decided that only 6-legged animals would be included in the classification Insecta, and would here-ever-after be classified as Hexapoda. The spiders, et al, were dropped into their own categories.

As for the word "bug", it too is a specifically defined entomological term and does not refer to everything that crawls. It refers to only two suborders of the order Hemiptera, and does not include such well known "bugs" as the ladybug, the doodlebug or the sow bug (all of which, by the way, are insects).

How many spinnerets does a spider have?

Arachnids, or spiders have spinnerets located in their abdomen. It is from these specialized structures that spiders are able to spin silk.

Is there a type of spider that can live in water?

They walk on the water lightly so that they do not break the surface tension of the water.

Why do black widows have a red hourglass?

yes because of the chemical reaction when it hits human skin

Why do kangaroos have long legs but not long arms?

Kangaroos do not need long forlimbs. Their "arms" and claws are used for grasping hold of food. When walking, kangaroos support themselves with their front legs and tail while they pull their hind legs along. Apart from that, their usual method of locomotion is hopping and bounding, and their short forelimbs are not required for that.

Is a bird eating spider venomous?

no, it has no poison just teeeth. i think this helps! :D