Fun Spider Facts for Kids
Check out our range of fun spider facts for kids. Learn about spider webs, tarantulas, spider bites and much more.
Read on and enjoy a variety of interesting information about spiders.
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Spiders are arachnids, not insects.
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Other members of the arachnid family include scorpions, mites, ticks and harvestmen.
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Spiders have 8 legs while insects have 6.
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Spiders don’t have antennae while insects do.
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Spiders are found on every continent of the world except Antarctica.
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There are around 40000 different species of spider.
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Most spiders make silk which they use to create spider webs and capture prey.
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Abandoned spider webs are called cobwebs.
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Most spiders are harmless to humans but a few
spider species, such as the black widow, can bite humans and inject
venom. Deaths from spider bites are rare however.
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An abnormal fear of spiders is called ‘arachnophobia’.
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Tarantulas are large and often hairy spiders, the biggest species have been known to kill mice, lizards and birds.
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Most tarantula species pose no threat to humans.
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The largest specie of tarantula is the Goliath Birdeater.
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Giant Huntsman spiders have leg-spans of around 30cm (12 in).
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