Spiders
Family
What are some of the spiders close relatives
Ticks
Mites
Types
How many types of spiders are there?
About 30000
What is the rarest spider and why?
2 gender Lampropelma nigerrimum Gynandromorph
What is the most common spider?
Brown Recluse (Loxosceles reclusa)
American House Spider (Parasteatoda tepidariorum)
Scorpions
What is the family of spiders
Arachnids
Lampropelma nigerrimum Gynandromorph's are rare because they can have 2 genders
What are some common things in arachnids
A torso made of 2 pieces
Multiple sets of legs
No wings
No chewing
Arachnid facts
They live almost everywhere
Scorpions have 2 main weapons, the stinger and pincer
Arachnids can only eat liquid
All arachnids kill their prey and eat the inside
Facts
Most of them make webs
They all have camouflage
All are hairy
Tarantulas are a big type of spider
Some have venom
All of them are nocturnal
Mostly 8 legs
Fangs
Native to Australia
Misconceptions
Daddy long legs are huge spiders
Spiders are insects
Daddy long legs are not related to spiders for they have wings
Untrue. They are arachnids which are a different family from insects, mammals, fish, birds, etc.
Arachnid means spider
Arachnid is a family noted in the family section
Spiders have 8 legs
Not wrong but some have less
All spiders make webs
They all make silk but some don't make webs
Webs always have the circle pattern
Webs don't all go around in circles, its actually not the most common
Small fanged spiders can't bite
Spiders don't normally attack humans but all could if they tried
All spiders are male
They have genders and can be told apart from their palps, (jaws at the front) males have bigger one and females have smaller ones
Spiders use oil to prevent sticking on webs
Webs are not that sticky. A spider occasionally sticks but they just get themselves out as if they are a shoe in gum. Flies however get tangled and the spider keeps them down