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This spider hides during the day and comes out into the center of its web at night.
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When viewed from the side, hanging under a rock, this spider's web reminded a listener of a lampshade. Its common name: Pocock Lampshade spider. They…
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This spider doesn't spin a web to trap its prey. It "jumps" it.
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This spiders create webs with bowl shapes over a relatively flat plain of silk, reminiscent of a "doily."
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Most spiders live for about a year. The Southern House Spider can live for up to three years.
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South Carolina is home to both the Northern Black Widow and the Southern Black Widow spider.
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The Spotted (Forest) Orbweaver that a listener saw under the eaves of his home was in a place that these arachnids aren't usually found.
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If you see a Green Lynx spider this time of year, it will likely be a female guarding its egg sac.
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The Fishing Spider catches fish and insects for food. And the female carries its egg sac in her jaws.
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The Brown Widow spider is venomous, though not as potent as the Black Widow.