Types Of Spiders And Interesting Facts About Them!

We have never truly considered spiders to be our favorite animals as pets or to observe from a distance. Their way of life (sticking to a wall and constructing nets) and hunting techniques are quite unsettling. However, because of the mythology around them, they are even more repulsive than they are. 

 

Spiders come in about 45,700 different known varieties. Except for the brown recluse and the black widow spider, they can be friendly animals. The common house spider has a reproductive capacity of 17 egg sacs during her lifetime, resulting in more than 4,000 eggs total. 

 

She can lay as many as 250 eggs in a sack of silk at a time. A spider's ability to live for longer than a year or two is extremely doubtful. The female tarantula, however, can live for up to 20 years. 

 

When approaching a female spider for mating, male spiders must exercise extreme caution. Considering that he is readily mistaken for prey and hunted. The most dangerous organism is the long-bodied cellar spider, although humans cannot be injected with its venom due to its weak mouthparts.

 

With that being said, here is a list of a few common types of spiders. Moreover, the write-up also includes some interesting facts about spiders.

 

Types of spiders

 

The black widow spider 

 

The genus Latrodectus contains numerous species of arachnids known as black widow spiders. These spiders are notorious for the striking and distinctive look of their females as well as for the rumored tendency to eat their mates. Despite being the most poisonous spiders in North America, people are rarely fatally bitten by them.

 

The brown recluse spider

 

Although brown recluse spiders are generally timid and nonaggressive, they are poisonous. Due to the frequent cohabitation of brown recluses and humans, some bites do occur. In addition to living under the furniture, boxes, and books, these spiders prefer the dim interior spaces and gloomy corners of the home. 

They are drawn to recently slain insects because they rapidly consume dead prey. They can and will, however, also attack live victims.

 

The house spider

 

These spiders have a circular abdomen and are on the smaller side, around the size of a nickel. Additionally, they are typically grey with some white patterns. They prefer to congregate in hidden, shadowy spaces. They hide themselves in crevices, beneath cupboards, in basements, and occasionally in garages near windows where flies may be present.

 

Jumping spiders

 

The family Salticidae includes jumping spiders. The species Phidippus audax, which is the most widespread member of the genus Phidippus, is a jumping spider. Spiders that jump are smaller than one centimeter in length. The most crucial characteristic for identifying jumping spiders is color. 

 

They are much more vivid than other spiders and frequently have vibrant colors all over their bodies. These spiders will have varied red, white, and metallic green hues, especially near their chelicerae (jaws).

 

The wolf spider 

 

The Wolf Spider has a black underside and a huge, distinct pattern in shades of grey, brown, and white. They can locate their prey because of their big eyes. Four huge eyes in a square formation on top of the head and four smaller eyes in a row at the front make up their distinctive eye formation.

 

Interesting facts about spiders

 

Moving forward now is time to give you a few "ohh" moments with some lesser-known yet interesting facts about spiders, which are as follows:

 

• All spider species have eight legs, making them arthropods.
• Spiders are the seventh most diverse animal in the world.
• Spiders can dwell in a variety of settings, but only a few kinds and types do well there.
• The Goliath birdeater is the largest spider in terms of mass and size, although it is second in terms of leg spread.
• The Huntsman spider is the largest spider in the world in terms of leg span.
• The Patu digua is the tiniest spider known to exist.
• Scientists have not been able to duplicate spider silk using any of the technology available today. It is regarded as the world's strongest substance.
• Up to 3,000 eggs can be laid by a female spider on an average during her lifetime.
• It happens infrequently, but in some spider species, the females are typically bigger than the males.
• Although the placement of the eyes varies from species to species, all spiders have four eyes.
• The largest order of arachnids is represented by spiders.
• Except for Antarctica, spiders can be found almost everywhere.

Despite the fact that spiders play an important role in our environment, there are still many reasons to avoid having them indoors. The most significant three reasons are: 

 

• Though most of the spiders found in the home are not poisonous, they do bite. A youngster from the Marvel world may get some superpower after being bitten by these pesky pests, but in the real world, their bite will only leave welt-sized abrasions on your skin.
• Consider spiders as an alert that additional insects are residing in your home. If there are a lot of spiders in your house, there are certainly more pests inside that you aren't noticing.
• It can be difficult to remove and clean up spider webs. They may also leave smudges on upholstered furniture and painted surfaces.

Given the second reason, if you are seeing spiders often in your home, call HiCare for home or office pest control to detect if your property is infested with any type of pests such as cockroaches, bed bugs or mosquitoes. Or you can book our Home Deep Cleaning Service to remove spiders and their webs from the hard-to-reach spots. Let the best in business hygiene solution providers help you in keeping your home clean and pest-free with our home pest control service.