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This is one of Central America’s largest spiders, having a leg-span about two-thirds that of a tarantula but being much lighter-bodied. These are good spiders to welcome to your environment, as they are an important component of the ecosystem and help keep insect populations in check.
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Golden Silk Spider Read More »
This is a large, colorful spider, orange, brown and white, with black furry tufts on its legs. It has a body length of 1½”- 2,” and a leg-span of 3½”- 5.” That’s pretty big and a maybe little scary, but you don’t have to worry about its bite because the venom from a golden silk spider bite typically has little effect on humans.
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Mexican Red Rump Tarantula Read More »
Spiders aren’t everyone’s favorite creature, but they fill an important niche in the rain forest ecology. They ambush and eat insects, other spiders, centipedes and millipedes. They become victims to pesticides, though, when they eat prey killed by those pesticides.
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