1. Spiders By Miss Thompson

2. Contents Species of spider Appearance Habitat Prey / Predators

3. Species The black widow spider is very poisonous – 15 times more than a rattlesnake! Funnel web spider – it hides in its web until its prey gets stuck, then attacks.

4. Appearance Spiders have eight legs, and they have fangs which are used to inject venom. Here is a close-up!

5. Habitat Spiders live all over the world, on every continent except Antarctica. Spiders can live in trees, grass, desert, and also your house!

6. Prey / Predators Spiders use a web, spun out of sticky stuff, to catch their prey. They usually eat smaller insects, and are preyed on by wasps and birds.

7. Sources of Information Books Dangerous Creatures by Angela Wilkes Deadly Animals by Ruth Owen Websites http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider