Can spiders come back to life?

Spiders are known for their resilience to being underwater, so it was no surprise to him that the dozens of Arctosa Fulvolineata in the experiment took almost 24 hours to grow still. What did surprise him is the dead-still spiders then came back to life.
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Do spiders come back for revenge?

No, spiders will not get revenge if you do something bad to it such as destroy its web, because it doesn't have an emotional capacity to do so. Revenge is a highly subjective act and very emotional, which is why it's rarely seen in animals other than humans.
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Will a spider play dead?

Spiders play dead when they feel threatened, and it is meant to fool their predators into thinking that the spider is dead so that the spider can counterattack when attacked, or to cause the predator to go away. Some spiders also play dead for mating reasons.
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When you kill a spider does it attract more?

No, dead spiders won't attract other spiders. At least not directly, but it might indirectly as their carcass can turn into food for other insects and attract other spiders to eat said insects.
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Can spiders remember you?

Spiders Have Poor Eyesight

One of the most basic reasons a spider won't remember you is because it can't see you or your face, according to the Australian Museum. About half the spiders out there catch prey with webs. They don't need great eyesight, they just have to sit and wait for their prey to come to them.
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Why do spiders stare at you?

Why Do Spiders Stare at You? Spiders might be looking at you because they're trying to evaluate whether you're a predator or an animal of prey so they can coordinate their next move. As creepy as it might seem to see a spider looking at you with those eight, mysterious eyes, they're not trying to scare you away.
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What's the friendliest spider?

The spider, which has been named Chikunia bilde, has been found on the Indonesian island of Bali and has surprised researchers with its "unusually tolerant" demeanor towards humans and other spiders.
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Can spiders be friendly?

So is his tagline “friendly neighborhood”, because spiders are not friendly, well that is in terms of socializing, of course. They are isolated. They do not go out of their way to greet us, even if they are squatters in our homes. At best, they are indifferent, minding their own business and never wanting attention.
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Why do spiders curl up when alive?

Spider legs are basically a series of little tubes. The joint where these tubes connect to the body, what you could think of as the “hip”, works much how you'd expect. It's equipped with both extensor muscles to extend the legs and flexor muscles to curl them in.
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What happens if you kill a spider with babies?

The most common way to kill a spider is to hit it with a thick book, shoe or flip flop. And by and large, this method works really well. But smashing a spider with babies may lead to the babies scattering. And smashing a pregnant spider may lead to a big mess of eggs scattered around the place.
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Can spiders be scared to death?

Persons was surprised to find that spiders can be scared to death "even when the predator isn't present!" His research has also shown that silk trails and droppings contain information about what and when the spider last ate.
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Are spiders deaf?

“Surprisingly, we found that they also possess an acute sense of hearing,” he said. “They can hear sounds at distances much farther away than previously thought, even though they lack ears with the eardrums typical of most animals with long-distance hearing.”
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How long does a spider live?

The life spans of spiders vary considerably from species to species. While many common house spiders live a few years some can survive up to seven years. Tarantulas, on the other hand, can live into their 20s. The arachnid with the longest known lifespan prior to Number 16 was a 28-year-old tarantula found in Mexico.
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Do spiders try to avoid humans?

For one thing, spiders tend to avoid people, and have no reason to bite humans because they aren't bloodsuckers and don't feed on humans, Buddle said. "They are far more afraid of us than we are of them," he said. "They're not offensive."
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Do spiders chase you?

No, spiders never actively attack people. Spiders have no interest in humans most of the time, and will usually ignore us or consider us part of the landscape (if they notice we're there at all). Sometimes when we get too close or disturb them, they treat us like they would treat any predator.
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Do spiders experience fear?

Spiders are scared of almost everything.

But spiders avoid almost everything, so it isn't a big leap to say that they are afraid. Keep in mind that many spiders have poor eyesight and rely on their other senses to find food and detect danger.
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Do spiders have hearts?

The heart is located in the abdomen a short distance within the middle line of the dorsal body-wall, and above the intestine. Unlike in insects, the heart is not divided into chambers, but consists of a simple tube. The aorta, which supplies haemolymph to the cephalothorax, extends from the anterior end of the heart.
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Why do spiders have 8 eyes?

Spider eyes for spider lives

Jumping spiders are active hunters, like tiny lions chasing down their prey (bugs). They usually have eight eyes: two very large front eyes to get a clear, colour image and judge distance, and extra side eyes to detect when something is moving.
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Do spiders make noise?

Most spiders make no sounds at all, but a few arachnid species can produce noises. Many species of tarantula make a hissing sound and other spiders, like the wolf spider produce a 'purring' noise.
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Do spiders hear us?

Spiders may not have ears, but they can still hear you talking about them. According to a new study, spiders can hear and respond to sounds more than 3 meters (10 feet) away. That would be impressive for any animal their size, but this spider sense is especially remarkable given the the arachnids' absence of ears.
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Do spiders like being petted?

As far as I am aware, a spider won't feel affection for you; many spiders don't even perceive things as big as you as other creatures, but rather a part of the landscape.
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Do spiders bond with humans?

Spiders do not have the same understanding of feelings as humans, largely because they do not have the same social structures as us. However, spiders are not completely immune to feelings or emotions. There is research that spiders bond with their offspring, and can grow to like their owners.
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Can you train a spider?

Researchers at the University of Manchester have trained a regal jumping spider named “Kim” to leap on demand. It's the first time a spider has been successfully trained to jump. Unlike domesticated pets like dogs, spiders typically don't eat more than once a week.
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Which spider is the smartest?

Portia is a genus of jumping spider that feeds on other spiders (i.e., they are araneophagic or arachnophagic). They are remarkable for their intelligent hunting behaviour, which suggests that they are capable of learning and problem solving, traits normally attributed to much larger animals.
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Do spiders get lonely?

Baby spiders, known as spiderlings, begin their lives cozied up to their siblings — sometimes as many as several hundred. But when they grow up, they tend to live alone. Of the more than 40,000 known spider species, all but 30 lead solitary lives in adulthood.
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