Spiders

Spiders are the largest order of arachnids and are found world-wide on every continent, except Antarctica.

Mexican fireleg tarantula
Author: Ltshears

Venezuelan Suntiger
Author: Ltshears

As of 2008, approximately 40,000 spider species, and 109 families have been recorded

Spiders have the ability to spin webs. In most cases this is to capture flying insects. Some spiders are venomous.

Jumping spider (Salticide) Copyleft Author: David_Mordegan Author: Ltshears	Brazilian Salmon Pink Birdeater Author: Ltshears
unidentified spider from Wynaad User:Shyamal Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.5 Generic	Phidippus audax Jumping Spider User:Kilarin Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic

Funnel Web Spiders