Yellies! Peeks; Voice-Activated Spider Pet; Ages 5 and up

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Its scientific Latin name translates to "gilded silver-face" (the genus name Argiope meaning "silver-face", while the specific epithet aurantia means " gilded"). Coupling this tendency with their large body and menacing green eyes, it makes for quite the intimidating-looking insect. Little spiderlings are attracted to sunlight at first so they go forth and find somewhere new to populate. punctorium), was formerly classified as a true sac spider (of the family Clubionidae), and then placed in the family Miturgidae, but now belongs to family Cheiracanthiidae.

Up close, you’ll notice that the orange cephalothorax has two rows of four black eyes and frontal pedipalps that look like boxing gloves. It resembles the Common wasp as the female is identified by the yellow, white, and black stripes on the body. These genera include species such as funnel-web spiders, orb-weaver spiders, sac spiders, wolf spiders, and hunting spiders.There are over 650 species of spider within the UK, and although many may find spiders unappealing or even frightening, they are fascinating in their own right. They are most easily distinguished by their very large, front middle set of eyes, although most people probably don’t want to get close enough to look at their eyes. Bites also occur when the spider climbs into shoes or clothing and becomes trapped against the victim’s skin when he or she is dressing.

These spiders have black and yellow coloring except for the males which have black and white coloring. Their abdomen has a pale brown stripe with darker bands on either side, and these bands have several paler chevron markings through them. It’s the females that have a black and yellow body as males are dominated by black and gray or black and white coloring.Redback spiders are not aggressive and are more likely to play dead when disturbed, but a female spider defending her eggs is very likely to bite. We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. The most common reasons for being bitten are disturbing them while working in the garden or if one gets trapped in clothing.