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So many webs big and small…………
We have all seen spiders webs on the bushes after a moist damp night. How wonderful they look. It does not seem possible that a creature so small could build this from the silk in their own body. It reminds me of the fine Irish lace that looks so good and takes much time to make.
Just look how small a spider is but what great work it can do weaving its web from its own body. The strands are fine like hair yet it is strong enough to hold an insect and also to send vibrations to the spider that something is in the web.
Spiders come in many different shapes, sizes and kinds. They can be creepy but useful, tiny or unusually large. In some areas of the world, they are completely harmless, but one thing is certain-spiders can be found everywhere.
Spiders are creative creatures; they spin webs that can be very intricate and beautiful if you stop to look at them. They build their webs out of silk, which their own bodies produce and they pull out of two openings, or spinnerets, with their hind legs. Spiders rebuild their webs constantly, eating them and recycling the silk to make brand new ones. They use these webs to travel from one place to another, as protection at the entrances of their dwellings and to encase egg sacs, and most importantly, to trap insects for food. All of this from a creature some of us hardly notice unless it comes into our homes.
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Spiders
We all have spiders in our gardens. Here are a few interesting facts about spiders.
Did You Know?
The weight of insects eaten by spiders every year is greater than the weight of the entire human population!
A jumping spider can jump up to 25 times its own body length!
Spiders have 48 "knees": with 6 joints on each of its 8 legs!
On an equal weight basis, spider silk is twice as strong as steel. It is the toughest material known.
There can be up to 5 million spiders per hectare, which is 2.74 acres or 10,000 sq. meters.
