Probably not suitable reading for Arachnophobes!
- Spiders are not insects but belong to a separate class called Arachnida, which includes ticks, mites, and scorpions.
- There are around 50,000 known species of spiders, with more being discovered all the time.
- Spiders have been around for at least 380 million years, making them one of the oldest land animals still in existence.
- Some spiders are able to glide through the air using a technique called “ballooning.” They release a strand of silk and let the wind carry them to a new location.
- Some female spiders are known to eat their male partners after mating, though this behavior is not common in all species.
- The venom of some spider species, such as the funnel-web spider, can be deadly to humans.
- Spider silk is incredibly strong and lightweight, and researchers are studying it as a possible material for use in everything from bulletproof vests to artificial tendons.
- The largest spider in the world is the Goliath bird-eating spider, which can grow to be as big as a dinner plate.
- Some spiders have multiple sets of eyes, with some species having up to eight eyes.
- Spiders are found on every continent except for Antarctica.
Denzil Nature 
Very interesting facts 😎 and that’s a nice looking spider there!
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It is isn’t it? Thanks.
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Well done Denzil. Very interesting and about as long as I can concentrate for 🤨
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Ha, yes, I seem to read bullet points easier than long running text.
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Schitterende foto
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Dank U Joke.
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This Garden Spider was so amazing and very photogenic Anita
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She was wasn’t she Anita.
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Very interesting. Awesome shot.
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Thank you Michael.
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You’re welcome, Denzil.
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I went to England about 40 years ago on a Librarian Tour of Great Britain. We spent our first night at a hotel in Havant, near Portsmouth. We were jetlagged which may be why I woke up in the middle of the night. I must have sensed the 7 🕷️ on the ceiling. Being quite Arachnophobic, I demanded my husband do his husbandly duty and defend me from the spider onslaught.
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I hope that hubby rose to the occasion with a smile and in good spirits to do battle with the English creatures?
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He rose to the challenge, manfully, and I was able to sleep the rest of the night in peace. 😉
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What a guy!
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I’m on my first husband of almost 46 years. Hopefully he’ll be my only husband, but I tell him, he will always be my first…
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I have some catching up to do. 39 years last month.
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Congratulations. You’re getting close.
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I don’t run screaming from the room but I prefer them not to walk on me, unless they are tiny.
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A sensible philosophy Jo, and actually one that could be applied to many creatures!
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Very interesting facts Denzil. I am not scared of them but prefer not to have them in my house!
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Yes, much as they are helpful in catching flies, it’s a brave conservationist who is happy with spiders in the house.
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I agree.
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I’m rather keen on spiders, though I might give Goliath a miss. Amazing shot!
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Thanks Margaret. Yes I may not be too keen to approach Goliath with a macro lens.
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Excellent photo. I’ll pass on a spider as big ad a dinner plate though!!
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I’m with you there Janet. Perhaps from a distance, with a telephoto lens!
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I’m not a big fan of the scurrying type of spider but if it stays pretty still on its web I don’t have a problem. Your photo is really excellent!
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Thanks Sarah, I was helped by it staying still.
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Spiders I can deal with, even the big huntsmen we sometimes get in the house. Snakes on the other hand…give me the creeps. That’s a great spider photo – he’s so spiky. I wrote and illustrated a picture book for my grandson about a spider who comes into the house. 🙂
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I didn’t know that Carol, about your book. I am sure it was greatly appreciated.
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I did it on a photobook website. It is a limited edition…of 5. 🙂 One each for our grandson, my other daughter, my mum and me. And a dear friend bought one for her grandchildren.
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I happen to like spiders 🕷 Denzil! Maybe the web in my last name (Webster) is a hint. 😆 My mom had a terrarium with a tarantula or two when we were kids. Interesting facts, but I didn’t realize ticks were in the family of arachnids. Hate ticks. Awesome images!
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An arachnophile, wonderful! I bet the neighborhood kids loved visiting your house to see Tara the Tarantula?
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The jumping spiders are my favorite species of spider. As a kid a I use to keep them as pets. They were quite fascinating to watch and easy to take care of.
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I never graduated to spiders as a kid Robert. Stick insects, butterflies, moths, frogs, toads in the bedroom, but never spiders. Is it too late?
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