I just received my June copy of "Learn a Month Magazine". I could not believe it when I saw that their feature story was all about spiders.
- Spiders are arachnids, not insects. - - Other members of the arachnid family include scorpions, mites, ticks and harvestmen. - - Spiders have 8 legs while insects have 6. - - Spiders don’t have antennae while insects do. - - Spiders are found on every continent of the world except Antarctica. - - There are around 40000 different species of spider. - - Most spiders make silk which they use to create spider webs and capture prey. - - Abandoned spider webs are called cobwebs. - - Most spiders are harmless to humans but a few spider species, such as the black widow, can bite humans and inject venom. Deaths from spider bites are rare however. - - An abnormal fear of spiders is called ‘arachnophobia’. - - Tarantulas are large and often hairy spiders, the biggest species have been known to kill mice, lizards and birds. - - Most tarantula species pose no threat to humans. - - The largest species of tarantula is the Goliath Bird eater. - - Giant Huntsman spiders have leg-spans of around 30cm (12 in). Ken "Barney" Anderson The Mayberry Guru 2906 May Street Eau Claire, Wisconsin 54701 www.themayberryguru.com _______________________________________________ WBMUTBB mailing list [email protected] http://www.wbmutbb.com/
