Spiders

Text and photographs look at jumping spiders.

Text and photographs look at black widow spiders.

Text and photographs look at bird-eating spiders.

Describes the physical characteristics, habitat, food habits, and defense mechanisms of this large, hairy spider.

Introduces the small to medium-sized spider which has excellent eyesight, hunts on the ground, and lives all over the world including in the Arctic and on high mountains.

Describes the physical characteristics, habitat, food habits, and defense mechanisms of this large, burrowing spider.

Describes the physical characteristics, habitat, food habits and defense mechanisms of this small-to-medium sized spider, found in most backyards.

Describes the physical characteristics, habitat, food habits, and defense mechanisms of the world's largest arachnids.

Describes the physical characteristics, habitat, food habits, and defense mechanisms of this web-spinning, poisonous spider.