Spiders commonly found in Canadian homes include house spider, sac spider, hobo spider, wolf spider, cellar spider, and many more. Spiders are usually found in corners of rooms, closets, boxes, dark crevices, basements and garages. The largest Canadian species has a leg span of about 6 cm. Although nearly all spiders have venom glands, they rarely bite humans and only a few species have a dangerous venomous bite.

Although most species have 8 eyes, they can only distinguish light and dark.

Spiders have eight legs, and lack wings and antennae, but all vary in size, shape and color. They have two body regions: a cephalothoraxes and an abdomen. Most spiders have eight eyes, some only six and several have fewer or none. All spiders have a pair of jaw like structures that are hollow claw like fangs through which venom can be ejected. The tip of the abdomen has silk spinning glands. Young spiders resemble adults except for their smaller size and coloration. Males are usually smaller than females.

All spiders produce venom that is poisonous to their normal prey of insects, mites and other small arthropods. Venom is injected through the fangs to immobilize the prey. Since spiders can only ingest liquids, digestive fluids are either injected or regurgitated into the prey.

Spiders produce silk, secreted as a liquid through the spinnerets, which hardens on contact with air. Different types and textures of silk may be used to construct snares or webs, egg sacs, draglines and ballooning threads. Some spiders use web snares to trap prey, and all species construct a silk sac to deposit eggs. Many spiders attach draglines of silk to the substrate at intervals wherever they go, appearing to have a silk thread to hang onto when knocked from their perch. Some spiderlings sail through the air on wind currents. Young spiders climb to a high point and release silk strands until the drag from the wind is sufficient to support their weight. They then release their hold and sail away, often for considerable distances. These ballooning threads can fill the air on clear days as spiderlings disperse to new areas. Some spiders build a new web daily, eating the old one and recycling the silk.

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