Hooray for Spiders!Hooray for Spiders!

What do spiders look like?What do spiders look like?

Spiders can be very Spiders can be very largelarge and have and have large webs.large webs.

What do spiders look like?What do spiders look like?

Some spiders like this one hiding on Some spiders like this one hiding on the flower petal can be very hard to the flower petal can be very hard to see because they are so see because they are so smallsmall..

Where do spiders sleep?Where do spiders sleep?

Spiders rest in their webs hiding in the Spiders rest in their webs hiding in the corners so that other bugs will not see corners so that other bugs will not see them. They even like to lay upside down! them. They even like to lay upside down!

Where do spiders live?Where do spiders live?

Spiders can live anywhere! Some like Spiders can live anywhere! Some like to live in houses,to live in houses,

Some like to live in Some like to live in gardens, gardens,

Some even live in Some even live in thethe

ground!ground!

How do spiders catch their How do spiders catch their food?food?

Spiders catch their food in their webs. Spiders catch their food in their webs. Immediately after an insect flies into Immediately after an insect flies into their web, they bite it and wrap it in their web, they bite it and wrap it in silk.silk.

What do spiders eat?What do spiders eat?

Spiders eat insects. They will eat Spiders eat insects. They will eat anything that flies into their webs. anything that flies into their webs.

What about baby spiders?What about baby spiders?

Mother spiders lay their eggs and keep Mother spiders lay their eggs and keep them safe in an egg sac. They spin them safe in an egg sac. They spin their silk around the eggs. When the their silk around the eggs. When the baby spiders are ready, they chew baby spiders are ready, they chew threw the sac and out they come!threw the sac and out they come!

How do spiders protect How do spiders protect themselves?themselves?

Spiders have hair all over their bodies. The hair Spiders have hair all over their bodies. The hair helps the spider know when things are moving helps the spider know when things are moving around it. They also have fangs that they bite around it. They also have fangs that they bite their attckers with!their attckers with!

Hooray for spiders!!Hooray for spiders!!

Spiders are in the arachnid family. Spiders are in the arachnid family. They are not insects. Spiders are They are not insects. Spiders are wonderful for catching pesky flies, wonderful for catching pesky flies, annoying gnats, and other garden annoying gnats, and other garden pests…Hooray for spiders!pests…Hooray for spiders!