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And Just What Exactly Are Spiders Afraid Of?

Spiders are normally thought of by humans asare usually seen walking on barren ground or
scary beasts that serve no other purpose thanin tangled undergrowth searching for prey. As
to frighten the living daylights out of us.they walk, their wings flicker and their
Well, ok, they control the fly and insectantennae tap the ground. They often break
population as well I suppose, but mostly theytheir  restless  walking  with short flights.
are just not much fun to discover around the
home  or  office.A spider wasp quickly subdues the spider it
preys on. The wasp's sting affects the
But have you ever asked yourself, what arespider's central nervous system, paralyzing
spiders  themselves  scared  of?but not killing the spider. Often the spider
is too large to carry in flight and the wasp
Well,  I've  got  a  few  answers  for you...must drag it to the nest. Some species bite
off the spider's legs to make it easier to
Because they are small, spiders have manydrag and may drink blood that leaks from the
enemies.wounds.
Many of the larger animals hunt them forThe spider wasp places a single spider in
food. Common examples being birds, toads &each nest, which is often constructed after
lizards. It is also true that monkeys willcatching the prey. Some species specialize on
hunt and eat them too. And they are also usedtrap-door spiders and tarantulas, using the
as food by many of the smaller creatures inspider's own burrow for a nest. The wasp lays
the  world.an egg on the paralyzed spider, which is
eventually  eaten  by  the  wasp's  larva.
Ticks will attach themselves to a spider and
eat away at it for a long time while theThe tarantula hawk is a large, metallic
spider  goes  about  its  business.blue-black spider wasp, with violet or bright
reddish-orange wings. Tarantula hawks are
But one of the spiders' worst enemies is theoften seen foraging for nectar on milkweed
Spider Wasp. They will ruthlessly and veryflowers. These wasps enter a tarantula's
effectively hunt down spiders and use them toburrow and may risk death in a fierce battle.
feed  their  young  larvae.The wasp usually wins even though the
tarantula has poisonous fangs and is much
Spider wasps are found throughout most of thelarger  than  the  wasp.
world. There are about 290 species in the
United States and Canada and around 4200And let's not forget another most deadly of
worldwide. Most spider wasps are black,spider  predators...
metallic blue, or reddish and measure from 1
to  5  cm  (0.4  to  2.0  in)  long.You and I. Yes we humans are also big enemies
of spiders. Besides stepping on them
The wings range from clear to smoky-gray orwhenever we get the opportunity, the
bright red-orange in color. Theirpesticides we use to control other insects
extraordinarily long hind legs distinguishwill usually kill spiders too.
spider wasps from other wasps. Spider wasps



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