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Have you ever found scorpions or centipedes within the confines of your home? If you have, then you probably became a little creeped out to say the least. Then again, it must be remembered that these ugly creatures consume

We often hear about researchers discovering new spider species, but how do researchers know if the spider they found is unknown to science or not? Many people assume that spider experts discern spiders, and identify new ones by focusing solely on the color and markings that are present on the bodies of spiders. However, the job of identifying spiders is far more complicated a process than just looking at them. Actually, spiders are categorized

We all know spider silk is sticky, and if it were not for the adhesive qualities in spider silk, spider webs would never successfully trap insects. So how do spiders avoid getting stuck within their own webs? This question has been asked many times over the years, and there is probably not an entomologist in existence that has not been asked this question at least once. As it turns out, there is a common answer to this question, but the common answer is not so accurate. Many people claim that in addition to excreting silk, spiders also excrete an oil that prevents them from getting stuck to their own silk. This explanation sounds plausible enough, but the fact is, no known spider possesses these oil-secreting glands. The explanation that says spiders excrete an oil to avoid sticking to their webs is so old and widespread that even some spider experts are not clear on the matter. In any case, this explanation may have been a reasonable hypothesis at one time, but science has known for decades that spiders do not possess oil-secreting glands. Actually spiders simply step around

Male jumping spiders are not picky when it comes to choosing a mate. These spiders cannot waste too much time trying to discern the bad lady spiders from the good ones. This lack of choosiness on the part of male jumping spiders has been known to science for some time, but now researchers are learning that being eaten by a female spider might not be just because the males are not choosy when choosing a mate. There are more than five thousand different species of jumping spiders in the world, and many of their habitats overlap. Many of the males from different species can be easily discerned by the colorful stripes that so many of them are sporting. The females, on the other hand, are darker

It is not uncommon to hear about people spotting giant and venomous spiders in rainforests and even desert climates, but some spiders can tolerate a variety of different environments. So finding a big and venomous spider in a region that is not known for spider activity is entirely possible. Just ask one family from Michigan. A Michigan homeowner entered his garage last Sunday night and then promptly tried to leave as quickly as he could. I know what you are thinking, this homeowner is afraid of monsters, but that is not it, instead this man encountered an enormous

Although most Americans are still grossed out by eating bugs, many Americans are starting to realize that eating bugs is good for you health. It seems like cricket powder is available at every local grocery store these days. So the days of regarding bugs as inedible vomit-inducing food on shows like Fear Factor are now coming to an end. At least the attitudes that most Americans have towards eating bugs have probably changed for the better