Spiders, Predatory

Arachnida (beneficial)

• Adult: 4 pairs of legs, body divided into 2 sections, joined by a slender stalk, no antennae.
• Egg: generally laid in a silken sac which is attached to leaves or bark or placed in a web.
• Nymph: appears to be miniature adult.
• Prey: all spiders are predaceous and feed mainly on insects.

Predatory Spider Picture

Image #22.
Spider predators-
generally are hunters, not web spinners, and are not insects since they possess eight legs.

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