Arthropods
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Non-Lethal
Hobo spiders these spiders were
once called “aggressive spiders,” but
that isn’t due to
their danger to
humans. While they’re swift and
ominous looking, they were named
because of a misinterpretation of
their Latin name, agrestis, which
actually means “of the field.”
Commonly called yellow sac
spiders, these arachnids can
actually appear cream or
beige-colored, too. Sac spiders
don’t build webs to catch their
prey and instead spend the
night hunting for small insects
and eggs to munch on..
Wolf spiders can be pretty bold. It’s
common to catch sight of one of
these large spiders out in the open
at ground-level where they reside.
These spiders were once believed
to hunt in packs as their canine
namesake suggests. While they
don’t congregate to hunt, they are
very swift and aggressive toward
their prey
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The brown recluse spider is one of the
most dangerous spiders in the United
States. Its venom destroys the walls of
blood vessels near the site of the bite,
sometimes causing a large skin ulcer.
The black widow is responsible for
more than 2,500 visits to poison
control centers every year in the
U.S.Its bite, which may feel like a
pinprick on the skin, often produces
severe muscle pain and cramping,
nausea, and mild paralysis of the
diaphragm, which makes breathing
difficult.
The brown widow is thought to
have evolved in Africa, but the
first specimen described came
from South America. Brown
widow venom is considered to
be twice as powerful as that of
the black widow; however, the
species is not aggressive and
only injects a tiny amount of
venom when it bites.
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LETHAL AGAINST NON-LETHAL
Non-Lethal
Tarantulas in Texas are
members of the hairy
mygalomorph family in the
genus Aphonopelma.
Tarantulas are sometimes
kept as pets and can become
quite tame
Jumping spiders, all of which are in
the family Salticidae, are among
the most interesting spider groups
to watch. Jumping spiders come in
many sizes and color patterns.
Active hunters during the day, they
have good eyesight.
It gives readers a
theme, message,
moral, or lesson.
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This family of spiders in the order
Araneida are named for their
funnel-shaped webs, which open
wide at the mouth of the tube.
Several human deaths from the
bites of these aggressive spiders
have been recorded in the Sydney
area since the 1920s.
The redback is another cousin of
the black widow L. mactans;
however, this species is not as
widespread. It is native to
Australia, but it has spread to New
Zealand, Belgium, and Japan
through grape exports.