Spiders that don’t make webs are hunters and they have other ways of getting food. Some are well
camouflaged and wait for their prey to pass by unaware. Others will chase their prey.
These spiders have good eyesight and can spot their victims at long distances.
Hunting spiders have a very strong, fast acting venom and sharp fangs that can kill insects much bigger than themselves.
The trap-door spider has a cool way of catching prey. It digs a hole to live in and then spins a silk door to cover the hole with. It will wait in its burrow peeking through a partly open door, and when an insect wanders by, it leaps out and grabs it.
Sneaky!
male Peacock Spider (Maratus volans)-- one of the many types of
jumping spiders photo by
Jurgen Otto, licensed under
CC BY-SA 2.0
The Jumping Spider will pounce on its prey and, just to be safe, it spins a
safety line so that if it misses its mark, it can climb back home again.
Spiders that don’t make webs are hunters and they have other ways of getting food. Some are well
camouflaged and wait for their prey to pass by unaware. Others will chase their prey.
These spiders have good eyesight and can spot their victims at long distances.
Hunting spiders have a very strong, fast acting venom and sharp fangs that can kill insects much bigger than themselves.
