According to Britannica.com, the list of the top 9 deadliest spiders in the world includes a few that you could encounter right here in Surprise AZ: the Brown Widow Spider (#4), the Black Widow Spider (#5), the Wolf Spider (#6), the Yellow Sac Spider (#7), and possibly the Brown Recluse Spider(#9).
As with most critters, spiders are actually pretty interesting creatures. Here’s some info about spiders that you may not know:
- There are some 40,000 known species of spiders worldwide. It is commonly held that there are many more yet to be discovered.
- Believe it or not, there are an estimated average of 1 million spiders or more per acre of land.
- It’s believed that you are never more than 10 feet away from a spider. Every minute of every day.
- In addition to eating insects, spiders also benefit our ecology by helping to pollinate plants.
- The goliath spider is the world’s biggest, growing to a width of up to 11 inches. It’s fangs can be as much as a full inch long. It hunts and eats frogs, lizards, birds, snakes and mice.
- The Brazilian Wandering Spider (or banana spider) is the world’s most venomous spider. It’s an extremely aggressive spider and is found in both South and Central America. Just a tiny bit of this spider’s venom can kill a human.
- The tarantula spider, which is feared by people because of it’s size and appearance, actually has a rather weak venom that has little effect on humans. It’s bite is said to feel much like a sting from a wasp.
- A spider’s silk actually comes out in a liquid state and hardens when introduced to air.
- There are some species of spiders in tropical regions of the world that actually throw their webbing at their prey.
- Some wolf spiders can cruise along at a speed of 2 feet per second.
- Since spiders don’t have teeth, they cannot chew their food. They instead inject digestive liquids into their prey and suck up the innards.
- Many spiders, including the Black Widow Spider, distribute or move through the air on a strand of silk. Where ever they land is where they call home.
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