Story: Spiders and other arachnids

White-tailed spider

White-tailed spider

White-tailed spiders eat other spiders, including the grey house spider. The white-tail (left) mimics the struggles of an insect on the grey house spider’s web. When the resident rushes out for a meal, it becomes dinner itself.

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Simon Pollard, 'Spiders and other arachnids - Venomous spiders', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/12724/white-tailed-spider (accessed 29 March 2024)

Story by Simon Pollard, published 24 Sep 2007, reviewed & revised 14 Mar 2024