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  2. Spider anatomy - Wikipedia

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    Spiders that spin webs typically have three claws, the middle one being small; hunting spiders typically have only two claws. Since they do not have antennae, spiders use specialised and sensitive setae on their legs to pick up scent, sounds, vibrations and air currents. [6] Some spiders, such as the Australian crab spider, do not have claws.

  3. Animal communication - Wikipedia

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    Echolocation involves emitting sounds and interpreting the vibrations that return from objects. [71] In bats, echolocation also serves the purpose of mapping their environment. They are capable of recognizing a space they have been in before without any visible light because they can memorize patterns in the feedback they get from echolocation ...

  4. Animal echolocation - Wikipedia

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    Echolocating bats use echolocation to navigate and forage, often in total darkness. They generally emerge from their roosts in caves, attics, or trees at dusk and hunt for insects into the night. Using echolocation, bats can determine how far away an object is, the object's size, shape and density, and the direction (if any) that an object is ...

  5. Ancylometes - Wikipedia

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    The baby spiders take about a year to mature. Males only live for sixteen months at most, while females can live for more than two years. The venom of Acyclomete sp, has effects on muscle contraction and preparation of the phrenic nerve diaphragm muscle, 50 μg causes depolarization of the diaphragm muscle fiber membranes.

  6. Spider behavior - Wikipedia

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    Bolas: Bolas spiders are unusual orb-weaver spiders that do not spin the webs. Instead, they hunt by using a sticky 'capture blob' of silk on the end of a line, known as a ' bolas '. By swinging the bolas at flying male moths or moth flies nearby, the spider may snag its prey rather like a fisherman snagging a fish on a hook.

  7. Is cold weather pushing spiders into my house? Or were they ...

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    Spiders inside your home were likely born there, according to Terminix, meaning a female spider might've placed one of her egg sacs in an undisturbed area of your home, like crawl spaces, storage ...

  8. Matriphagy - Wikipedia

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    Desert Spider, Stegodyphus lineatus, one of the best-described species that participates in matriphagy Matriphagy is the consumption of the mother by her offspring. [1] [2] The behavior generally takes place within the first few weeks of life and has been documented in some species of insects, nematode worms, pseudoscorpions, and other arachnids as well as in caecilian amphibians.

  9. Spiders may be hiding in your car during Texas mating ... - AOL

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    Use a handheld vacuum to gently remove spiders without injuring them. After capturing the spider, release it outdoors away from the car. After capturing the spider, release it outdoors away from ...