Here’s a page with all the spider hoaxes and myths I could find. Please check these out before passing on emails that contain these!! If you find any others please send them in for me to include and check. Also make sure to check out our post about spider superstitions to find out if spiders are a sign of […]
Old Time Home Remedies Against Spider Bites
I have started a new page of home grown remedies for spider bites. Often these old time treatments have been passed down through the generations from before it was common to go to a doctor and often they worked well!! But we must also remember that sometimes they didn’t!! So while I am publishing them […]
About Spiders
Spiders are small, eight-legged creatures that are best known for spinning silk webs. Spiders spin webs so they can catch insects for their food and even larger and stronger insects cannot escape. All spiders spin silk but some don’t spin webs. Bolas spiders spin a single line with a sticky end. Any insect near, gets trapped […]
Pets and Spider Bites
I am often asked if a spider can harm animals and the answer is most certainly “Yes”. I thought it would be handy to have some details on the effects of the most dangerous spiders on animals like cats and dogs for reference. It’s very easy to tell if a person has been bitten by […]
Common Spider Bites & Treatment
General Information Many people write and ask me about spider bites. As I’m not a doctor I can’t diagnose or offer treatment for these bites. You MUST see a doctor if you are concerned about a bite you receive. Many other animals also produce symptoms similar to some spider’s bites. Some of these are – kissing bugs, fleas, bed bugs, flies, mites, […]
Spider Questions & Answers
Here’s my page with Questions and hopefully Answers to some of the most commonly asked questions about spiders. Please submit your questions by emailing me here, and I will endeavour to find out the answer for you. NO answers are guaranteed. As I will be searching the Internet for the answers as well as using my own […]
Spider Web Construction
TYPES OF WEBS: There are several different sorts of web – the sheet web, orb web, tangle web, funnel web, tubular web and dome or tent web. The most common type of web that is seen around the home is the orb web, so called because of its circular shape, resembling a giant wheel. It […]
Keeping Spiders as Pets
Many people write to me asking how to keep spiders as pets. Usually I ask what sort of spider they are intending to keep, as certain spiders adapt to captivity a lot better than others. The spider that many enthusiasts keep is usually the tarantula and it can occasionally be handled (with care) as well, […]
Spider Removal
Spiders are an important part of our food chain getting rid of nasty insects and being food themselves for birds and other animals, so it is important NOT to go around killing any spider that you see. The majority are quite harmless and pose no threat to you if you leave them alone. However, many […]
Golden Silk Orb Weaver vs Snake
Giant Queensland spider devours snake It’s the stuff nightmares are made of — a giant spider slowly killing a snake snared in its web. Cairns man Ant Hadleigh filmed this creepy encounter in a friend’s backyard on Wednesday. He told ninemsn he spotted the brown tree snake snared in the golden orb spider’s enormous web. […]
