Top 10 Coolest Spiders

8th Place:

Net-Casting Spider

• Size: 0.4-1 inches (10-25 mm) (body length)
• Distribution: Australia
• Habitat: Forests, scrublands, heaths, gardens
• Scientific name: Deinopis
• Dangerous for humans: No

Hunting Strategy

"Spiderman without costume"

The net-casting spider doesn’t hunt at night, just lazes around in its web. It has another technique: to catch insects flying past, it dangles upside down from a branch and holds a small net between its front legs. It’s not just any net, as it’s not sticky but has a texture like Velcro.

Net-Casting Spider - Photo: Dr Morley Read/Shutterstock

• Table of Contents:
• 0. Introduction
• 1. Trapdoor Spider
• 2. Ant-Mimicking Jumping Spider
• 3. Net-Casting Spider
• 4. Spitting Spider
• 5. Theridion nigroannulatumi
• 6. Bagheera Kiplingi
• 7. Bolas Spider
• 8. Diving Bell Spider
• 9. Evarcha culicivora
• 10. Portia