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White Tail Spider 26 Jun 2011 | 05:34 am
The White Tail Spider found in Australia is considered to be one of the most dangerous spiders in the world. It venom causes extreme pain and the chemicals on its skin can infect the wound make a bad ...
Blue-fanged Tarantula 27 Oct 2010 | 05:00 am
The Blue-fanged Tarantula is a species of Tarantula that was just discovered in the Amazon. This spiders scientific name is Ephebous cyanognathus and as you can see gets it name from it HUGE blue fan...
Corn Spider (Argiope aurantia) 10 Jan 2010 | 02:18 pm
The Corn Spider or Argiope aurantia is known by a few different names including the Banana Spider, Writing spider and the Black and Yellow Garden Spider. Dispite this spiders menacing appearance it i...
Mouse Spiders 28 Dec 2009 | 09:55 am
There are 11 different species of Mouse Spiders in the world. These spiders, much like the Trapdoor Spider, are often found in burrows sometimes as much as 1' deep! All of the species of Mouse Spiders...
Daddy Long Legs Spiders (Pholcus phalangioides) 7 Aug 2009 | 08:35 am
Daddy Long Legs or Harvestmen are one of the most well known insects in the world. Contrary to popular believe, they are not true spiders at all. There are over 6,500 different species of Daddy Long L...
Trapdoor Spiders 23 Jul 2009 | 12:57 pm
There are over 100 different species of Trapdoor Spiders. These are probably one of the most cunning spiders on the planet. Trapdoor Spiders literally build a trapdoor from various materials and cover...
Western Black Widow (Latrodectus hesperus) 14 Jul 2009 | 01:09 pm
The Western Black Widow or Latrodectus hesperus is just one of the six different species of Black Widow Spiders. These spiders are often found in the western parts of the United States. The female Wes...
Fishing Spider (Dolomedes) 12 Jul 2009 | 02:12 pm
Fishing Spiders are without a doubt one of the strangest spider on the planet. Also known as Dolomedes, Raft Spiders and Dock Spiders there are over a hundred different species in this group. All of t...
Camel Spider 10 Jul 2009 | 04:05 pm
Contrary to popular belief the camel spider isn't a spider at all. The stories of these insects that they will latch on and inject you with a local anesthesia is a lie. Camel Spiders are thought to be...
The Spider Index Begins 9 Jul 2009 | 05:09 pm
Just like the Fish Index and the Snake Index this site is a place where you can find information, pictures, videos and interesting facts about every spider on the planet. If you are thinking of buying...