- Male red widows force themselves onto the female's mandibles. If she 'rejects' him, he will keep trying until she finally does consume him.
- Over 100 species of spiders have evolved to look like ants
- A dance known as the tarantella was thought to have originated from the ancient belief that being bitten by a tarantula was fatal unless they did a frenzied dance to a certain type of music.
- Even though they may look scary, tarantulas don't bite people -- it wouldn't be a good defense because their venom wouldn't harm you more than a bee sting would.
- A small fall may be fatal to a tarantula because they are thin-skinned.
- Spider curry is a delicacy enjoyed by nomads. It can be described as somewhat crunchy and spicy.
- Hobo spiders are called that because they are usually solitary and migrate with the changing seasons.
- A yellow-golden cape was woven from the silk of 1.2 million golden orb spiders.
- Spiders produce uric acid, a near solid, instead of urine because they can't lose as much water as we do.
- All spiders are arachnids, but not all arachnids are spiders. Arachnids include scorpions, mites, and ticks in addition to spiders.
Last week's false fact was "Squid ink contains chemicals that render certain species of fish sluggish and un-responsive"
Check out next week's edition to find out if your guess was right.
--Prom15e
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