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Spiders are extremely carnivorous. 10,000 spiders sealed in a room will eventually result in one enormously fat spider.

Swallowing spiders in your sleep is a myth – in fact, it was made up in 1993 to see how quickly the myth would spread.

On average, people fear spiders more than they do death. What they are afraid of is their poison and pain of a bite. We cannot avoid death, it will happen anyway but these creatures… they are hairy, ugly, gross, disgusting, 8-legged, crawly and they lay eggs even on your skin…

According to scientists, the fear of spiders can develop before birth.It allegedly may happen to a baby if its mother was arachnophobic.

Tarantula spiders can live up to 40 years. If you want to keep one as a pet you should know that it can be a pet for life.

Spiders use hydraulic pressure in their legs to move. When they die, the liquid drains out, which is why their legs curl up. If you squash a big spider you may notice how it “pops”.

Spiders explode when you burn them.

Spiders eat their own webs and recycle them for later use.

Women are up to four times more likely to be afraid of spiders than men.According to scientists, females have genetic aversion to crawling creatures like spiders and snakes.

About 95 percent of spiders found in houses have adapted to life indoors and will die if you put them outside.

There are at least 43,678 different species of spiders.

Spiders can use Earth’s electrostatic field to propel themselves up to 2.5 miles into the atmosphere.

There is only one family of spiders that doesn’t have venom.Meanwhile the so-called “Daddy Long Legs” is considered to be one of the most dangerous species.

Over 107 million spiders were found in this building, which was engulfed in a giant web.

Some male spiders rip off their genitals to plug the female’s sexual organs to increase their chances of paternity.

There’s a sport in Japan called Spider Fighting where people train “samurai spiders” to fight each other.

Antarctica is the only continent in the world where you can’t find spiders.

Most spiders have 4 sets of eyes. The pattern of how they are arranged though will depend on the species.

Spiders can’t digest solid foods. Before enjoying its meal, a spider has to make it liquid.

The blood of a spider is light blue in color. There is a molecule inside its blood which contains iron and that explains the blue color.