Spiders live day to day, unknowingly being the object of human phobias. Victims of footsteps, kicks, hits or brooms, these small animals have achieved an incredible reputation for being dangerous.
The anatomy of spiders is divided into two regions: the cephalothorax and the opisthosoma, where the material for spider webs is formed as well as their venom for hunting. Their four legs help them jump, so they do not need wings or antennas.
Most spiders do not usually bite during the day, and if they do it has no lasting effect. However, there are others, such as the Australian Atrax or Hadronyche, or the black widows of the genus Latrodectus and Loxosceles, which can be dangerously poisonous.
Therefore, here we share with you some of the most common species of arachnids that you can find in your garden, and thus avoid putting yourself at risk:
Long-legged spiders. Danger: low. Characteristics: They jump when disturbed.
Cobweb spiders. Danger: low. Features: They hang upside down on their sticky fabrics.
Western black widow. Danger: intermediate. Characteristics: it is the best known cobweb. The female is the one who usually bites people.
Lynx spiders. Danger: low. Characteristics: They are agile in hunting, stalking their prey. They have spiny legs. They don’t spin webs.
Jumping spiders. Danger: low. Features: They are hairy. They usually jump to hunt their prey, especially flies. They don’t spin cobwebs.
Garden spiders. Danger: low. Characteristics: They are large and colorful, waiting for their prey to get caught in their webs spun in circles.
The wolf spiders. Danger: low. Characteristics: They have long, hairy legs. They usually run on the ground, building silk shelters. Females carry their young on their backs.
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