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I usually call the eight legged freaks from the movie of the same name. I really hate spiders and I’m scared of them. Arachnophobia is what doctors call it. Spiders can be anywhere and this is quite bad news for a nature lover like me because spiders are usually found in the mountaintops, forest and in most trees.
When I was back in grade school, my teacher gave us homework about spiders by using a field-microscope to view the legs of the spiders and how many eyes has it got.
My teacher then explained that spiders have segmented bodies, eight legs and a lot of eyes, approximately 4-8 of them. Just imagine how creepy would that be especially if you view it under a field-microscope and it’s magnified.  Spiders are also associated with ticks, mites, daddy long legs and scorpions.
While viewing the spider under field-microscope I also noticed before that spiders are very hairy creature. And according to this Article spider is also beneficial because it produces silk that later transforms into webs. The webs function as shelter and sometime trap for preys. The spiders hatch their eggs in a secluded spot.
They say that the spiders are useful for men because they feed on insects like mosquitoes, tiny bugs and other irritating insects that we do not want in our household.
The spiders use their fangs when they feed on their prey because they don’t have jaw to chew what they have captured.  Some experts insist that spiders are not dangerous and they don’t harm humans unless provoked. But then we must always put in mind that they still can harm us. I might be biased on my opinion with spiders but I really don’t like them.



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Monday, December 17th, 2007 at 8:14 am
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