i saw a spider today- it was a pumpkin spider, more commonly known as the marbed orbweaver spider- SS of what it looks like below- how is it able to stay on the web? how is it that the spider never runs out of silk to make it's web?

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karissafrazier · Answer

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axie · Answer

It actually does, webs are made of proteins that they pull outta there butt, the protein molecule's align and create the web or "silk". This web is almost 60x the strength of non tempered steel!

axie · Answer

Since Spiders normally eat bugs, they almost have an endless supply of silk.

karissafrazier · Answer

@axie wrote:

It actually does, webs are made of proteins that they pull outta there butt, the protein molecule's align and create the web or "silk". This web is almost 60x the strength of non tempered steel!

holy crap :O

karissafrazier · Answer

are they harmLESS or harmFUL?

axie · Answer

They do bite, but pumkin spiders are in a sub category known as "garden spiders" and are hardly harmful to humans, it would be like if you got a mosquito bite.

karissafrazier · Answer

+i think it was a female- females are bigger than the males so therefore not only is it confusing on how they are able to mate without the female eating the male but how big the spider was

karissafrazier · Answer

@axie wrote:

They do bite, but pumkin spiders are in a sub category known as "garden spiders" and are hardly harmful to humans, it would be like if you got a mosquito bite.

so itchy and irratating but otherwise harmless to a human

axie · Answer

@karissafrazier wrote:

@axie wrote:

They do bite, but pumkin spiders are in a sub category known as "garden spiders" and are hardly harmful to humans, it would be like if you got a mosquito bite.

so itchy and irratating but otherwise harmless to a human

yuh

karissafrazier · Answer

and not scrath at the bite or it'll get worse

axie · Answer

Yeah, can also use benydryle cream or an anti rash cream.

karissafrazier · Answer

trantula's are cool spiders

axie · Answer

@karissafrazier wrote:

trantula's are cool spiders

eh

karissafrazier · Answer

many kinds of T's

axie · Answer

Oh my gosh bird trap spiders <3

karissafrazier · Answer

like the common rose hare T

karissafrazier · Answer

ik a dude on YT who takes care of T's

axie · Answer

@karissafrazier wrote:

ik a dude on YT who takes care of T's

nice!

Astrid1 · Answer

I got a pumpkin spider in my backyard. They're harmless and plus u can pet them. They're soft. Like pet's and they remind me of Halloween. Althogh I never seen before since like last month but ya

Astrid1 · Answer

It still lives inmy backyard

karissafrazier · Answer

i love the spiders he tkaes care of- he unboxes T's, waters his T's, sends them off for breeding

karissafrazier · Answer

@astrid1 wrote:

It still lives inmy backyard

u........pet it?

Astrid1 · Answer

@karissafrazier wrote:

@astrid1 wrote:

It still lives inmy backyard

u........pet it?

Ofc <3

Astrid1 · Answer

Who doesn't pet spiders-?

Astrid1 · Answer

Regardless if they harmless or not they're still soft.

karissafrazier · Answer

@astrid1 wrote:

Who doesn't pet spiders-?

my mom and i

Astrid1 · Answer

Show them ur fearless and they bow down.

karissafrazier · Answer

i want to hold one- but i'm scared- what if it bites me- what if i get sent to the ER bc of it

karissafrazier · Answer

what if it attacks my family- my cat- or worse- ur father

Astrid1 · Answer

Yikes, well u can pet a pumkin spider. They're completely harmless.

karissafrazier · Answer

what about a snake? ever have a snake in ur backyard?

Astrid1 · Answer

Yep. Got Garden snakes, bullsnakes, etc.

Astrid1 · Answer

I got every animal u can imagine.

karissafrazier · Answer

@astrid1 wrote:

I got every animal u can imagine.

hmmmmmm........foxes?

Astrid1 · Answer

Yes ma'am. Even racoons, deer, doe.

karissafrazier · Answer

@astrid1 wrote:

Yes ma'am. Even racoons, deer, doe.

omg u have foxes as pets UwU- lemme see them- i love foxies- ur uncle does too- he owns foxes

Gobgoblin · Answer

it's so pretty

karissafrazier · Answer

@gobgoblin wrote:

it's so pretty

omg yes- so cute- my mom says these little guys are harmful

Gobgoblin · Answer

@karissafrazier wrote:

@gobgoblin wrote:

it's so pretty

omg yes- so cute- my mom says these little guys are harmful

pumpkin spiders are not known to inflict bites that result in anything more than a sting.

Gobgoblin · Answer

google says they dont really cause damage just a little sting https://www.google.com/search?q=are+pumpkin+spiders+harful&rlz=1C1IPOA_enUS704&oq=are+pumpkin+spiders+harful+&aqs=chrome..69i57j0i22i30l2j0i390.5326j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

karissafrazier · Answer

ikr

Brandon1738 · Answer

Cool

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