Characteristic bristles and hair on the legs is often used inidentification. At the end of the abdomen are six fingerlike structures called spinnerets. This is where the silk of the spider is spun. This silk is used to spin webs and create sacs where the eggs are laid. The females tend to be much larger than the males and in some cases eat the males after mating.
All spiders are predacious and eat mainly insects.
The victims are generally killed by the injection of poisonous venom. Developed Summer, 1999.