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They can eat up to 4 times per day. Although they get the moisture they need from their food, they do also need water. And if they go without eating for a while, the water becomes more necessary. Spiders also tend to hang out near water sources because that attracts their prey.
In addition to their eight legs, spiders have two small mouthpart appendages near their mouth that are called pedipalps. The pedipalps hold their prey in place while the spider bites it with its fangs. You are commenting using your Facebook account. Notify me of new comments via email. Notify me of new posts via email. Share this: Twitter Facebook. Like this: Like Loading Money Spiders.
October 2, at PM Reply. April 4, at PM Reply. Whereas legs and pedipalps feelers analogous to insect antennae still have several jointed segments, spider chelicerae are reduced to two portions, the basal block and the jack-knife fangs.
All spiders except those in the obscure family Uloboridae inject venom through the hollow fangs to kill their prey, which includes enzymes that start to liquidise the food. The resulting pre-digested gloop is sucked up through the mouth orifice, between the chelicerae.
In insects, however, the jaws are each reduced to a single triangular or tetrahedral segment; they hinge at the outer rear corners and meet each other like the blades of scissors. The tips and inner edges of the jaws are often armed with teeth for slicing, cutting or grinding. Mating usually involves some form of courtship. In web-building spiders, the male vibrates the web of the female; in hunting spiders, he uses his legs to signal to the female in a form of semaphore. Eggs are laid in a silken sac.
They start developing straightaway or remain dormant over the winter. Wolf spiders carry their spiderlings around for a week. Some feed their young on liquified food, others kill prey and leave it for them.
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