Spiders
Spider Facts*
Spiders are not insects. Insects have three body
parts and six legs. Spiders have eight legs and two body parts, the abdomen and
the thorax.
Spiders have silk spinning glands called spinnerets, at the tip of their
abdomen.
Not all spiders spin webs.
Spiders belong to the Arachnid family.
There are more than 30,000 species of spiders.
Spiders are oviparous, which means their babies
come from eggs.
Most spiders have either six or eight eyes.
All spiders have fangs, through which venom is ejected. Spider bites can be
quite painful, and a select few can be fatal.
Fear of spiders is called Arachniphobia. It is one
of the most common fears among humans.
Tarantulas shed their furry skin as they grow,
leaving behind what looks just like another tarantula.
Spiders eat many types of harmful insects, helping
to keep your garden free of pests.
*Came from http://www.kinderkorner.com/spiders.html
by Tom Paxton
There's a spider on the floor, on the floor.
There's a spider on the floor, on the floor.
Who could ask for any more
Than a spider on the floor?
There's a spider on the floor, on the floor.
There's a spider on my leg, on my leg.
There's a spider on my leg, on my leg.
Oh it's really really big
This old spider on my leg.
There's a spider on my leg, on my leg.
Now the spider's on my stomach, on my
stomach.
Now the spider's on my stomach, on my stomach.
Oh he's just a dumb old lummock
This old spider on my stomach.
Now the spider's on my stomach, on my stomach.
Now the spider's on my head, on my head.
Now the spider's on my head, on my head.
Oh I wish that I were dead,
I've got a spider on my head!
Now the spider's on my head, on my head.
And he jumps off! ....
Now there's a spider on the floor, on the floor.
(repeat until you can't stand it any longer :o)