var arrayFacts = [ "For the Last Time!

Daddy longlegs are not spiders! Daddy longlegs are in the order Opiliones (spiders are in the order Araneae) and are also known as harvestmen.", "Captain Nemo of the spider world:

The water spider lives in a bell shaped home made of silk. While on the surface of the water, she traps air in the hairs of her body, and breaths some of the oxygen as she swims. When she returns home she releases the rest of the air inside of the dome. Once she has enough air trapped within her bell she can live and lay her eggs there.

If she depletes her air supply, she just rises back to the surface to take in more air. By sensing the movement of small fish, beetles and tadpoles in the water, the water spider can track and catch her prey. Once the victim is stunned by her poison, she drags it back to her bell for a snack.", "Precious Package:

Female spiders can produce up to a thousand tiny spiders in one egg sac! Some species carry this sac on their spinnerets or in their jaws.

Other spiders hide their egg sacs in a web, under a rock, tied to vegetation, or in another safe place.

Once the eggs hatch, the baby spiders are either on their own or cared for by their mother. When the mother dies, the children may nourish themselves by eating her body.", "Fishing For Moths:

The Bolas spider has perfected the art of catching its prey without a web. This fat, wrinkled spider makes a fishing line with a large sticky blob of silk at the end for bait. The blob is coated with a pheromone that mimics the scent of a female moth.

It waits patiently until it attracts the attention of a male moth. As the moth flies near, the bolas spider will whirl the line, throwing it towards the moth. Once it sticks to its catch, the spider only has to reel it in for dinner.", "50,000 Spiders Strong!

There are at least 50,000 spiders per acre in green areas.

Spiders are essential to a healthy ecosystem, annually destroying over 100 times their number in insects.", "Master of Disguise:

An evolutionary marvel, the Ant-Mimic Spider has evolved to look an awful lot like an ant! The spider's two main body parts appear as three and its first two legs can mimic wagging antennae.

They will even fake ant behavior by dashing to and fro randomly across the ground. Their ant-like appearance allows them to approach their prey, where it surprises them by biting and eating them.", "False Flower:

Crab spiders scuttle around forward, backwards and sideways much the same way as a crab.

They like to sit on flowers that match their body colors while waiting to ambush their prey. Some can even change their colors over a few days to match the colors of the flowers.

An unsuspecting victim will come down, oblivious to spider's presence, until it is grabbed, paralyzed by a bite, then sucked dry.

Being able to move in all directions helps this spider to catch prey no matter where it lands.", "Dangerous, but Usually Not Deadly:

All species are venomous (with the exception of the families Uloboridae and Heptthelidae), but only 40 species are known to be potentially deadly to humans.", "Secretive Little Suckers:

Over 38,000 species of spiders have been identified, but because of their great ability to hide, it is believed that about 200,000 species of spider exist.", "Spider Battle:

The Kumo Gassen is a traditional event held annually in the town of Kajiki, Japan. Contestants carry spiders in netted cages or hanging on sticks. In what might be described as a spider version of king of the hill, spiders are pitted against one another.

Two spiders will be placed on a stick and in an instinctive fight for territory one will be the victor as it knocks the other off the stick. Some spiders have been known to cheat, attaching a strand of silk to prevent itself from falling, then climbing back to continue the fight.

The lucky winner earns the chance to battle the mayor's champion spider and bring home the trophy.", "Spider Insobriety:

In an unusual experiment, scientists gave spiders various street drugs to to see whether their web-spinning skills would be effected.

On marijuana, the spiders lost their concentration quickly and stopped spinning their webs. Spiders given Benzedrine (speed), spun recklessly, leaving huge holes in their webs. Caffeine left the spiders incapable of spinning anything more than a few random strands, while the specimens given sleeping pills fell asleep before they even got started.

As silly as these studies may seem, scientists hope that someday they will be able analyze spider webs to evaluate the toxicity of new drugs.", "Spider Silk Band-Aid:

The spider web was once considered a remedy for bleeding wounds--placing the web over the wound was said to stop the bleeding. ", "Who Knew?

Spider silk is stronger than steel.", "Some spiders are cannibals:

Spiders are carnivores, as are most of the other species in the arachnid family. Unlike scorpions and ticks, however, spiders are cannibals. This means they eat other spiders.

Some female spiders, such as the Black Widow, will eat the male after they mate. Larger spiders will feast on smaller spiders despite being the same kind of animal.", "Spiders Set A Good Example:

Legend states that Robert the Bruce, King of Scotland, went into hiding when he felt he could no longer help his country. In a small room, exhausted and ready to give up, he noticed a spider struggling to build a web.

The king took the sight as an omen that, through hard work, he could raise his nation back to glory. He came out of hiding and successfully fought to give Scotland its separate identity.", "To Weave, or Not to Weave:

Not all spiders make webs, but those that do make webs use their abdominal glands, called spinnerets, to weave them.

The webs can have intricate designs and are made of intricately woven silk.", "Out of Sight:

Some spiders have six eyes, while others have none. Even if they have them, spiders rarely use their eyes, as they are severely near-sighted.

To compensate, they have sensitive hairs along their body, which guide them toward prey and away from predators.", "Rude and Dangerous:

It's bad enough that spiders have adapted several ways to catch prey without a web, but the spitting spider doesn't give a bug a chance.

When stalking its prey, it silently measures the distance between itself and the victim. Once within firing range, the spider spits out a sticky substance, pinning the victim down.

For large prey, the spider just needs one more shot and spits a second time to trap them before they escape from the first shot.", "The Incredible Gladiator Spider:

Holding its net of spider silk on four corners, the gladiator spider looks like a harmless stick. When an insect approaches, however, the gladiator lunges, stretching the net to its full size to trap the insect.

Once it has trapped its prey, the spider bundles the insect up, covering it completely with its silk before inflicting the fatal bite.

Later it finishes the left-overs, which are conveniently packed away in a little lunch bag.", "The Many Uses of Spider’s Silk:

The silk from the golden orb-weaving spider has such a remarkable ability to stretch without snapping that it has nabbed the attention of the scientific and military community.

If the silk can be recreated in the lab, it will be used to make durable, protective clothing, parachutes and even bullet proof vests. This amazing silk could also be used to create improved suture materials and bandages.", "Web Weather Forecast:

To some, the sight of a broken or uneven web is a sign that a storm is coming. ", "Talk About Self-Sacrificing:

Australian scientists have found baby spiders that bite off their mothers' limbs and eat them slowly over a period of weeks.

The researchers believe that the mother spiders sacrifice themselves to keep the young from eating one another.", "What is a pycnogonid?

A sea spider! There are over 1,000 species of sea spiders, all marine dwelling. They live at depths of up to 7,000 miles.", "How Embarrassing!

As unbelievable as it may seem for a spider to be unable to move through its own web, the hobo spider faces such a challenge.

Since the hobo spider can't escape from a sticky web, it builds what are called funnel webs, inside of which it waits for prey.

A common myth is that these spiders will attack people. The truth is these spiders have poor vision and in an attempt to escape may run right towards you.

Introduced into the USA by stowing away in cargo ships, this species is dangerously venomous.", "Jack-In-The Box with a Twist:

Digging a burrow into the ground with its rake-like teeth, the large, hairy trap door spider has the perfect strategy to catch its prey. It coats the walls of its burrow with sticky saliva and silk and waits for prey to approach the burrow.

The fragile silken threads which cover the burrow's opening are covered with debris and dirt, perfectly concealed. When prey walks across the entrance, the silken threads alert the spider to its presence.

Up pops the spider, grabbing its dinner and pulling it inside of the burrow.", "As if the Fangs Weren't Enough...

The 5-inch long Costa Rican wolf spider feeds on frogs, killing them with venomous fangs.

If a person were to touch it, the sharp spines on its legs and body would cause searing pain.", "Spider Spit:

The venom of the recluse spider contains enzymes that destroy cell membranes.

Within 24 hours the wound erupts into a horrible infection, due to the damaged, gangrenous tissue.

Brown recluse spiders are not aggressive but if you happen to roll into bed with one or slip on a shoe they are hiding in it won't hesitate to protect itself."];