Tarantulas can potentially harm a cat, but it’s unlikely that it would kill it. The tarantula would struggle to bite the cat and also, the venom is most likely not potent enough to kill a cat. If you own a cat and you’re wondering whether a tarantula would be able to kill it, then you’d …
Old world tarantulas come from the Eastern hemisphere (Africa, Asia, Europe), while new world tarantulas live in North and South America (the New World). Old-world tarantulas are more aggressive than new-world tarantulas and also have fewer hairs, but there are other key differences between them, too. Because of these characteristics, new-world tarantulas are often preferred …
Old World vs New World Tarantulas (Key Differences) Read More »
Spiders only move when necessary as they want to conserve energy, so they will only move if they see an opportunity to find prey. Other times, it will sometimes move around, build a web, or catch prey if they’re a hunter spider. Most web-spinning spiders will not move around much all day. That is because …
Tarantulas need water to survive, but they don’t need water daily for survival. If you own a tarantula, then it’s best to keep a water dish to keep it hydrated. Just know that it doesn’t require great amounts of water to survive. In the wild, tarantulas survive just fine without water dishes. They get most …
The vast majority of spider species are predators. They are capable of hunting down their prey and capturing it with their webs, while also applying venom to paralyze the prey or kill it off. But even though spiders are capable predators, very few of them are on the top of their food chains. Most spiders …
Spiders and lobsters belong to the phylum of animals called Arthropods, which means they are distantly related. The main feature they have in common is the external skeleton or the exoskeleton, which means they’re remotely related. The group of arthropods is the largest phylum of animals in the world. It contains more than 10 million …
Most spiders are not attracted to heat and will not come into your home because it’s warm inside. Almost all species that live outdoors are well suited to weather changes. They can survive cold temperatures quite comfortably. There are thousands of spider species around the world. Some live in colder areas, while others prefer warmer …
Spiders are sometimes found in bananas from other continents, although finding a spider in your bananas is very rare. Spiders have been occasionally found in banana batches, which has caused schools to close and people to be evacuated from homes. Despite that, the majority of spiders that are found in bananas are relatively harmless to …
Training a spider is not easy, because spiders cannot learn like other animals such as dogs. They’re not motivated by food, so you don’t have a strong mechanism to teach them how to do things. Even though training a spider is near impossible, some people have had some success. For example, researchers at the University …
Under normal household conditions, ants do not get attracted to blood. But as blood is a rich reservoir of salt, protein and other nutrients sometimes they can end up attracting ants, particularly in instances where the ants are suffering from food scarcity. Ants generally do not often suffer from sugar deficiency in their diet but …