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About 15 species of spiders are scientifically described as being edible, with a history of human consumption. [2] These edible spiders include: Thailand zebra leg tarantula (Cyriopagopus albostriatus) which is sold fried as traditional snack in Cambodia and Thailand;
Cryptachaea gigantipes, known vernacularly as the white porch spider, [1] is a species of cobweb spider in the family Theridiidae. It is native to south-eastern ...
The night-time temporal window of locomotor activity in the Namib desert long-distance wandering spider, leucorchestris arenicola. Journal of Comparative Physiology A, 192(4), 365–372. doi : 10.1007/s00359-005-0072-7
Leucorchestris arenicola, commonly called the dancing white lady spider, is a huntsman spider in the family Sparassidae and genus Leucorchestris. It is commonly found in the Namib desert of Namibia. It is often mistaken with the similarly named Carparachne aureoflava, or more commonly known as the wheel spider from the same location.
The amount of "meat" is equivalent to that of all 7 billion humans on the planet combined. Spiders could, theoretically, eat every single human on earth within one year. It gets worse.
Micrathena mitrata is commonly found in North America, particularly in the eastern and central regions of the United States, as well as in Canada. [6] [8] The spider prefers wooded areas, especially near streams and other bodies of water, where it can build its web low to the ground, often near shrubs or trees.
Crossopriza lyoni is a widespread species of cellar spiders that prefer to live in or around human structures.They are commonly known as tailed cellar spiders, tailed daddy longlegs spiders, and sometimes box spiders.
Dolomedes albineus Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Chelicerata Class: Arachnida Order: Araneae Infraorder: Araneomorphae Family: Pisauridae Genus: Dolomedes Species: D. albineus Binomial name Dolomedes albineus Hentz, 1845 Dolomedes albineus, the white-banded fishing spider, is a species of nursery web spider in the family Pisauridae ...