The greatest hunters of spiders are spider wasps, and spiders are rarely the victors in these battles. Spider Silk Spider silk is an extremely strong material and is on weight basis stronger than steel. It has been suggested that a pencil thick strand of silk could stop a Boeing 747 in flight. The silk is used by the spider for a variety of ways. Always count the legs if you are unsure if a creature is an insect.
Spiders have eight walking legs and insects have six.
This site contains more than 100 pictures of over 70 common found spiders in NW-Europe. There is a thumbnail page for a fast overview of all the spiders that can be found on these pages. From all photographed spiders, there is a short description about the habitat, size and other interesting facts. This page was last updated September 15, 1998.