Instead, its diet mainly consists of insects, worms and, occasionally, small rodents, amphibians or reptiles. The spider’s powerful fangs, which can grow up to 1.5 inches long, are used to ...

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as well as other spiders. Large females may take on small amphibians and reptiles, such as frogs and lizards, according to BioKids. Some species chase down and seize their prey, while others wait ...

Adult jumping spiders are small, usually less than 1 centimeter (0.4 inches) in length. One centimeter is about the length of a grain of rice or the width of the nail on your pinkie finger.

But bites can be fatal—usually to small children, the elderly, or the infirm. Fortunately, fatalities are fairly rare; the spiders are nonaggressive and bite only in self-defense, such as when ...

All spiders can bite - that’s how most subdue and kill their prey - but only a small number have fangs that are strong enough to pierce human skin. Spider bites are quite rare, so there is generally ...

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They are predators, they eat insects and other spiders. They don’t spin webs. Instead, they make little silken shelters under leaves or bark. All species are small. They hunt during the day.

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