Hunters the Hunting

Facts about spiders.

1. Not all spiders catch their food in webs of sticky silk.
2. Some hunt for their food, stalking and pouncing on their prey, in much the same way as a cat does.
3. Because many hunting spiders are night - shift workers, the best time to look for them is after dark.
4. Six of a hunting spider’s has eight eyes working like mirrors.
5. Six hunting spiders can reflect back to the lights that reaches them.
6. If a spider is carrying an egg sac or even piggy - backing its babies means that is a female spider.
7. Most spiders are active to light.
8. Spiders can be protected at night time.
9. If you point your torch at the right spot and the right time you can see some small sparkles means a six hunting spider is close by.
10. Some spiders can harmful to humans.

I got all my spiders facts from School Journal Part 4 Number 3 2000  

by Chris