Spiders
Spiders are an important group of predators. Spiders are not insects – they are in the order Araneae. They differ from insects in having eight walking legs and only two body regions. The first region is called the prosoma. This region contains the eyes, fangs and legs. The second region is the abdomen, which has spinnerets at its base that produce silk.
Learn more about spiders:
- Cobweb spider, Theridiidae
- Crab spider, Thomisdae
- Funnel weaver, Agelenidae
- Harvester, Opiliones
- Jumping spider, Salticidae
- Long-jawed orb weaver, Tetragnathidae
- Lynx spider, Oxyopidae
- Orb weaver, Araneidae
- Sheet web spider, Linyphiidae
- Wolf spider, Lycosidae