Still More Facts You Might Not Know about Your Pet Spider
By: Rocky & Bullwinkle (our pet invertebrates)



1. Spiders have their own predators. There is a wasp that
actually paralyzes and buries the spider alive, laying its
eggs within the spider to hatch and eat the spider literally
from the inside out.


2. Spiders have six to eight eyes and while some are
extremely near-sighted and use their fine hairs to detect
their surroundings, there are other spiders that have very
well developed eyes and have been known to distinguish
pictures of prey or other spiders on a television and
respond to them.


3. Some tribes of humans have found a way to use the
spider's web to catch their own dinner. In the South Pacific
the islanders have encouraged the spiders there to create
webs between two bamboo shoots, which makes a net that the
people then use to catch fish.


4. Each spider disposes of about two thousand insects a
year, so they are actually good to have in your garden or
home. However they usually do not last long in these locales
because people find them creepy and kill them without
regard. Spiders are found all over the world in all sorts of
habitats, from the seashore to the desert - on the ground,
under rocks, on plants, in trees, in caves, and even on
water.


5. All spiders are venomous. If you are bitten by a spider
it is recommended by the poison control center to clean the
wound, put antibiotic on it and bandage the area. If the
bite does not go away in a week or you develop other
symptoms like fever, swelling or disorientation it is
recommended that you see a doctor.


6. The urban legend that a Daddy Longlegs is the most
poisonous spider but has a mouth too small to bite a human
is just that, a legend. The species commonly referred to as
Daddy Long Legs, the Harvestman, isn't actually a spider and
has no venom at all.


7. Insecticides are not effective against spiders. Spiders
are resistant to poisons and once an area has been sprayed,
often the spider will come right back to spin its webs.
Other insects like termites are also resistant, but spiders,
their natural predators, actually will kill them for you by
hunting inside your home.


8. Spiders are not insects, they are Arachnids. But then not
all Arachnids are spiders, so be careful to be clear about
what you are referring to.


9. Also, spiders are not the only creatures that have eight
legs, so not all eight legged creatures are spiders. Try to
use the Internet or a book to identify the wild insects and
Arachnids you come across, preferably before you smash them.


10. Spiders eat their prey, they usually do not just suck
the juice out of their meals and leave the desiccated husk
in the cocoon. Most spiders eat everything off of their prey
that they can digest.


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