Page 21 - Spider (Garden Minibeasts Up Close)

Did You Know?

Some spiders fire sticky
strands of poisonous glue
at their victims, tying them

down so they can’t escape. The bolas spider is even
They are called spitting more cunning, giving off a
spiders.
scent that attracts moths. It
spins a single strand of silk with

a weight on the end and slings

this at the moth to entangle
A tiny spitting spider and capture it.
takes aim at a mosquito.
These amazing spiders
are common in homes.

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