Facts about Spiders
The Black Widow
The life spent of the black widow is 1to 3 years in the wild.
The size of the black widow is 1.5 in., (38mm) long, and
0.25 in (6.4mm) in diameter. The black widow weighs about
0.35 ounces(1 gram). The black widow is considered the
most venomous spider in North America.
The Brown Recluse Spider
The brown recluse length is 1/4 to 3/4 in (6.5 to 19mm).
The color of the brown recluse is golden brown with dark
brown or black fiddle shape on his head. It eats insects.It
is found in the United States. You know how most
spider’s have eight eyes but the brown recluse has six
eyes. It’s lives in small dark places.
The Wolf Spider
The Wolf spiders length is 1/5 in to 3in (1 to 8 cm). The
color of the wolf spider is dark brown. The wolf spiders
eat insects and other spiders. They are found all over
the world. There are more than 2,000 different kinds of
wolf spiders in the world. The wolf spider hunts it’s
prey by running after it.
The banded garden spider
The most largest and most striking of the orb weaving spiders
found in Colorado is the banded garden spider. It is found in the
late summer and the early fall among the shrubbery and in the
gardens where they make a highly symmetrical orb web.
Females are generally silvery, with a dark and yellow striping.
Males are rarely observed and are much smaller than the females.
The banded garden spider is harmless.
The ground spider
The ground spiders, or as their common name implies, are most
often found under some rocks or logs where they build silken
retreats and emerge only to hunt. Some of the species wander
indoors when the weather turns cold. Ground spiders are so
harmless to humans.
Funnel web spider
Funnel web spiders, or grass spiders, are the most common
spiders found in homes, particularly during late summer and
early fall. They can produce dens of mats and of silk in some
areas such as shrubs, in thick grass, or in corners of buildings.
In a central retreat (the base of the funnel) is usually used by
the spider which moves rapidly onto it’s web when the prey
enters onto it.
Tarantulas
Tarantulas are found in the southeastern and the southwestern
of Colorado. Tarantulas are among the longest lived of all of
the spiders. Populations of the tarantulas tend to be localized
, where they burrow into the soil and feed at night. They
rarely enter homes and are essentially harmless. They may
produce a pinching bite if it is handled. Tarantulas defend
themselves by flinging hairs from the abdomen which can be
irritating to the touch.
The Hobo spider
A European species of the funnel web spider, known as the
“hobo spider,” is slowly spreading across western North
America and was also recently found in Colorado. Some of the
reports indicate that bites of this spider may also produce
wounds similar to that of the brown recluse. Hobo spiders are
closely related to other species, known as European house
spiders, that are not poisonous.
Work Cited
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*www.natonalgeographic.com/animals
A book called Poison
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