Review: 30 Spiders In Every House
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 7, 2014
Many people do not like spiders, they are creepy looking, and have spider webs that hang from ceilings and other places. However, it is good to know all you can about spiders.The author, Emma Child, has written a book that provides us with much of the information that we need to know, like the following:Spiders are arachnids, not insects.Other members of the arachnid family include scorpions, mites, ticks and harvestmen.Spiders have 8 legs while insects have 6.Spiders don’t have antennae while insects do.Spiders are found on every continent of the world except Antarctica.There are around 40000 different species of spider.Most spiders make silk which they use to create spider webs and capture prey.Abandoned spider webs are called cobwebs.Most spiders are harmless to humans but a few spider species, such as the black widow, can bite humans and inject venom. Deaths from spider bites are rare however.An abnormal fear of spiders is called ‘arachnophobia’.Tarantulas are large and often hairy spiders, the biggest species have been known to kill mice, lizards and birds.The largest specie of tarantula is the Goliath Birdeater.At the end of the book, the author provides a list of interesting facts about spiders. There are pictures that accompany each section of this book about spiders. They show the spiders in all their glory. If you click on each picture, the picture will enlarge. You can see their pairs of eyes and their furry bodies. Anything and everything you would like to know about spiders, and the best thing to know, is that every home has on average, 30 spiders!Recommended. prisrob 05-07-14