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.
Most tarantula species pose no threat to humans.
The largest specie of tarantula is the Goliath Birdeater.
Giant Huntsman spiders have leg-spans of around 30cm (12 in).
STEP 1. Use a pencil to draw the overlapping circle and oval of the Cartoon Spider as shown below. First draw an oval for the body then
the head.
STEP 2. Then erase the part of the ovals that overlap on the head of the Cartoon spider . Then draw the lines for the legs, starting from the body pointing up.
STEP 3. Now draw the Cartoon spider legs in BLUE outlines as shown below.
STEP 4. Now draw the iris of the eyes, spider mouth in BLUE outlines as shown below.
STEP 5. Draw the spider pupils of the eyes, and fangs. HINT: You can add hair, or eyebrows for more character and expressions.
