What happens if you get a spider on fire?

Burning a very small spider with an exoskeleton increases the pressure inside, and makes it explode… killing it instantly.
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Can you kill a spider with fire?

What about using fire to burn a spider to smithereens? Well, while it might effectively kill the spider quickly, this method also comes with many hazards. You could easily burn your house down while trying to chase down and burn the spider.
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Can spiders be killed by heat?

If heat robs an arthropod's environment of oxygen, then death occurs by asphyxiation. In any case, heat treatments are highly effective at ridding homes and buildings of arthropod pests, but only when a trained professional is applying the treatment.
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What kills spiders instantly?

To immediately kill spiders, spray them with either a chemical-based commercial formula, or a homemade mixture of equal parts white vinegar and water. Or you could, er, squash them.
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Can you drown a spider?

What about drowning the spider? That's pretty cruel: it can take spiders over an hour to drown. No, the best way to kill a spider, says Real Clear Science, is not with fire or water, but with ice.
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Can spiders hear?

Spiders don't have ears—generally a prerequisite for hearing. So, despite the vibration-sensing hairs and receptors on most arachnids' legs, scientists long thought spiders couldn't hear sound as it traveled through the air, but instead felt vibrations through surfaces.
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What temp kills spider?

Although uncomfortable, most spiders can survive temperatures up to 43 C / 110 degrees Fahrenheit. Over millions of years they've evolved to know how and where to seek out cooler spots to hide until the extreme heat passes. Anything over this for extended periods is going to be fatal though.
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Can a spider fall to its death?

Certain larger species such as Tarantulas simply are not evolved to handle falls from too great a height and can die if they were to drop a number of stories, but smaller spiders actually can use their legs to slow their descent and land from a great height relatively unharmed.
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How much heat can a spider take?

All of these species prove remarkably heat-tolerant, with their tolerance surpassing 53°C—a temperature that exceeds the annual maximum in their environment by more than 20 degrees.
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Does killing a spider 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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Do spiders remember you?

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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Can spiders regrow legs?

Some may have lost it in fights, while some may have dropped the legs when escaping from predators that have caught onto their legs. Losing a limb or two, may have just saved the spider's life then. To cope with this, spiders are able to regrow or regenerate their lost legs after a number of moults.
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Is it unlucky to kill a spider?

Bad luck to kill spiders superstition

The killing of a spider, accidentally or otherwise, is widely believed to bring bad luck to the house and individual, despite this there are very little superstitions that believe spiders to be the bearer of bad news.
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Can hot water kill a spider?

Boiling water will kill a spider, and it is extremely cruel for them to suffer in this way. If you spill some hot water on a spider by mistake, they may be uninjured depending on the temperature.
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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 bleed out?

She didn't bleed to death because when spiders lose legs, they usually come off at 'break points' – joints which contain muscles that constrict to minimise blood loss. If a leg becomes amputated before the break point, the spider still sheds its leg but only after additional blood loss.
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Do spiders lose legs?

Leg loss is a common phenomenon in spiders, and according to the species 5% to 40% of the adults can present at least one missing leg. There is no possibility of regeneration after adult moult and the animal must manage with its missing appendages until its death.
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What happens if you cut off a spider's leg?

When spiders lose legs, they typically lose them at predetermined 'break points'… usually at a joint close to the body. These points have special muscles which clamp shut, to ensure the spider doesn't lose too much blood. This process is called 'autotomy', and it's completely normal.
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Can spiders feel heat?

Unlike other pests that come into our homes during the cold winter months in search of a warm place to spend the winter, spiders are not attracted to warmth because they are “cold-blooded”. Spiders that remain in nature have bodies that produce an antifreeze substance.
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What do spiders hate?

It's easy to keep spiders away using natural products. These eight-legged creatures hate the smell of citrus fruits such as lemons and oranges. They also don't like peppermint oils, tea tree oils, eucalyptus, and vinegar. Using any of these around your home will keep spiders away.
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Do spiders freeze to death?

Sadly, many spiders will “bite the dust” when temperatures drop below freezing. Many species, including the North American Black and Yellow Garden Spider, only survive for one season and die soon after reproducing.
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Do spiders cry?

Called stridulations, the shrill cries sound like squeaky leather and are made in response to the rhythmic squeezing actions of the male's genitalia from inside the female during sex.
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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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What do spiders fear?

Spiders are scared of almost everything.

Their legs are covered in tiny hairs that sense vibrations, and help them taste and smell. Spiders can tell when prey is nearby by sensing the vibrations in their web.
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