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Spiders

The Common House Spider

Common house spiders (Parasteatoda tepidariorum) are also known as American house spider or more commonly as just a ‘house’ spider. While there are many spiders you can find inside a home, many of those may or may not always want to be there. This arachnid actually prefers to live near to or in a humans [...]

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The Writing Spider

One of my favorite childhood movies was Charlottes Web. It’s a great story of how a pig who started out as a runt and was going to be killed is saved time and time again by a young girl, a gluttonous rat and a spider who becomes his best friend, Charlotte. To save Wilbur (the [...]

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Spider Babies Hatch Despite Dead Mother

When you think of baby bugs you probably tend to think of the mother right there with them tending to their every need. This is true of a vast array of insects but not all. The earwig for example stays with her brood and actually defends them when danger is near. Bees and ants take [...]

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Spiders have tales you shouldn’t believe

Spiders are perhaps one of the most feared creatures on earth. Stories of arachnids abound and the fantastic tales grow each time they are told. From the spider who lived in a woman’s hair for years to the lore of the arachnid actually stalking people whom they would kill and wrap up in huge tombs [...]

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Why do spiders shake?

Insects are fascinating in how they live, catch food, defend, travel and adorn themselves. Some traits or features are pretty obvious such as the bright red hour glass on a widows underside that will get even the hungriest predator to take a minute to think over what it’s about to do. Others you can’t even [...]

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The Truth About Americas Most Deadly Spiders

In July of 1990 one of the most horrific comedy movies was released at a cost of $31 million dollars. Sure with todays talk of a billion here a trillion there this may not seem like much but in 1990 it was a huge and the box office hit raked in over $53 million dollars. [...]

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Why do spiders die with their legs curled up?

I never really paid it much mind before but have you ever noticed that dead spiders (ones not squashed by your shoe that is) die with their legs all curled up underneath them? Just a curiosity and it wasn’t until recently when I was really hitting the books for my A.C.E. certification and an upcoming [...]

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Kiss your spider fears goodbye

Spiders are perhaps one of the most feared creatures on earth. Stories of arachnids abound and the fantastic tales grow each time they are told. From the spider who lived in a woman’s hair for years to the lore of the blood thirsty arachnid actually stalking people whom they would kill and wrap up in [...]

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Drinking spiders die quickly

I get a lot of mail and I enjoy reading almost everything I get. Almost. One subject that keeps coming back is my article on catching spiders with water. Apparently some don’t believe it can be this easy to catch a wandering spider using something as simple as h20. Let me ask you then. What [...]

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Everything you wanted to know about the brown recluse but were afraid to ask

In the spider-web of facts, many a truth is strangled.” Paul Eldridge The brown recluse spider is indeed something to be wary of and treated with respect. The wounds that can result from this arachnids venom is something that often does last a lifetime in the form of horrid memories, lasting fears and visible scars. [...]

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Bug Doctor Minute; Catching spiders with water

Ok I know I’ve written on this subject once before but it seems that some folks don’t believe this tip actually works. Catching spiders with water is an old trick that I’ve used for years and actually have pretty good success. I’ve gotten several e-mails and some have said it worked while others had no [...]

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