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Spiders
By Miss Thompson
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Species of spider
Appearance
Habitat
Prey / Predators
Species
• The black widow spider is very poisonous
– 15 times more than a rattlesnake!
• Funnel web spider – it hides in its web
until its prey gets stuck, then attacks.
Appearance
• Spiders have eight legs, and they have fangs which are used to
inject venom.
• Here is a close-up!
Habitat
• Spiders live all over the world, on every continent except
Antarctica.
• Spiders can live in trees, grass, desert, and also your house!
Prey / Predators
• Spiders use a web, spun out of sticky stuff, to catch their prey.
• They usually eat smaller insects, and are preyed on by wasps
and birds.
Sources of Information
Books
• Dangerous Creatures by Angela Wilkes
• Deadly Animals by Ruth Owen
Websites
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider