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 image

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