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A Study on Spiders

A Study on Spiders. By Bryan Atariguana & Mia Fonzo. FUN FACTS ABOUT SPIDERS. Spiders are not insects, they’re arachnids. They have 8 legs and 2 body parts: the abdomen and the thorax. They have silk spinning glands called spinnerets, at the tip of their abdomen.

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A Study on Spiders

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  1. A Study on Spiders By Bryan Atariguana & Mia Fonzo

  2. FUN FACTS ABOUT SPIDERS • Spiders are not insects, they’re arachnids. • They have 8 legs and 2 body parts: the abdomen and the thorax. • They have silk spinning glands called spinnerets, at the tip of their abdomen. • Not all spiders spin webs. • There are 40,000 species of spiders – but information varies on this fact.

  3. FUN FACTS ABOUT SPIDERS • An abnormal fear of spiders is called arachnophobia. • Most spiders have either 6 or 8 eyes. • Most spiders have fangs which venom is injected through. • Male spiders are usually smaller than female spiders. • Spiders live with scorpions, mites, ticks and harvestman. • Spiders are found in every continent except Antarctica.

  4. FUN FACTS ABOUT SPIDER WEBS • Most spiders make silk which they use to create spider webs and capture prey. • Abandoned spider webs are called cobwebs. • Silk protein is very light but very strong. • Spider silk is produced within the body of the spider and pulled out of two openings, or spinnerets, with the spider’s hind legs.

  5. FUN FACTS ABOUT SPECIFIC SPIDERS • Most tarantula species pose no threat to humans. • The largest species of tarantula is the Goliath Bird eater • The Giant Huntsman spiders have leg-spans of around 30cm (12in). • Tarantulas shed their furry skin as they grow, leaving behind what looks like another spider.

  6. FUN FACTS ABOUT SPECIFIC SPIDERS • A wolf spider chases insects rather than building a web to catch them. • The black widow is the spider with the most poisonous bite. • Tarantulas are the largest in the spider family and may live for more than 30 years.

  7. RESOURCES • Tooter4kids.com • Science Kids • Yahoo.com • Bing.com • Google Images

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