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Australia
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Queensland
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Tropical
rainforest habitats
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They build
orb webs about a meter or two of
the ground.
Facts and Information about
the Christmas Spider
Did you know the following facts about
the arachnid commonly known as the
Christmas Spider?
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Fact One - They have the name
Christmas spider as they are normally seen in
the summer months leading up to Christmas.
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Fact Two -
The Christmas spider builds a wheel or orb type
webs.
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Fact Three
- They are very timid spiders and if they feel
threatened, they will retreat to the safety of a
plant.
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Fact Four
- These spiders are very easy to identify, by
their shield abdomens being very distinctive.
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Fact Five
- The Christmas spiders has very few predators
as its shield like abdomen is very scary looking
and deters predators.
Classification of the Christmas Spider
Species of spiders are classified according to shared
physical characteristics. Spider taxonomy is the science
of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms
in a hierarchical system. This method of classification
helps when a description of 40,000 spiders is required!
The organization of living things have seven major
categories: Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family,
Genus, Species. The classification of the Christmas
Spider is as follows:
Kingdom: Animalia
(Kingdom relates to the highest taxonomic group into
which organisms are grouped; one of five biological
categories: Monera or Protoctista or Plantae or Fungi or
Animalia) :
Phylum: Arthropoda
(Phyla are groups of classes. A series of animals or
plants genetically connected with shared
characteristics. The second biggest grouping in
taxonomy. Arthropoda are jointed-foot invertebrates:
arachnids, crustaceans, insects etc
Class: Arachnida
A Class is a taxonomic group containing one or more
orders. Arachnid consist of any of the
eight-legged creatures, including spiders and scorpions,
of the class Arachnida
Order: Araneae
A taxonomic order, within the class Arachnida (spiders)
Subclass:
The Subclass is nother taxonomic category below a class
and above an order which helps in the classification
process
Family: Araneidae
Another taxonomic category below an order and above a
genus which helps in the classification process.
Genus: Austracantha
Another taxonomic category below a family and above
the level of species which helps in the classification
process.
Species: A. minax
Specis is a taxonomic group whose members can
interbreed.
Spider Exterminators - Pest Control
Generally speaking, people do not like spiders
especially Christmas Spiders and most of all, do not
want them in their homes! There are many forms of pest
control and ways to exterminate spiders such as
Christmas Spiders. There are spider exterminators,
services, spider zappers, spider traps, spider repeller,
spider catchers, spider traps for the removal and
extermination process. Advice is available on subjects
such as pest controls, pest prevention, spider catchers,
spider exterminators and how to kill spiders like
Christmas Spiders. Some people would like to eliminate
spiders from there homes completely, this can be very
difficult as an open window on a summers day will allow
spiders in, even opening your front door when entering
and leaving will allow pesky spiders in. It is very easy
to get rid of Christmas Spiders by catching them
yourself. Its best not to kill spiders as they are very
important in controlling the level of other insects that
are pests. |
