Top 10 Coolest Spiders
Spitting Spider
- Size: 0.1-0.2 inches (4-6 mm) (body length)
- Distribution: Worldwide
- Habitat: Under stones, in houses
- Scientific name: Scytodes thoracica
- Dangerous for humans: No
Hunting Strategy
"Being a character from a video game"
You might have seen them in cartoons and video games: huge creepy spiders that spit sticky nets. In reality, only one spider can do that: the spitting spider.
Its web silk isn’t just sticky but also poisonous and can pin prey down on the ground: in less than one 700th of a second, this spider spits up to 20 times at its victim in a zig-zag pattern until it’s stuck to the ground. But they can’t be too far away from their future snack, as they can only spit 0.7 inches (20 mm).
- 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