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Are you scared of the wolf spider’s beady little eyes? Don’t be—because they’ve got beady BIG eyes! Despite having up to eight eyes, most spiders have poor vision. They rely on other senses to locate prey. But wolf spiders have great eyesight, even in dim light. The four largest of their eight eyes help them to recognize the movement of their prey.Wolf spiders are easy to spot at night because their big eyes shine brightly in a flashlight beam. It’s enough to make anyone howl at the moon …

Spiders can’t chew — they can only swallow liquids. They inject their prey with a fluid that turns it into mush, and then the spiders suck up the gooey insides. It’s just like drinking through a straw!

darling, there’s nothing to eat for lunch!

Bug guts smoothie. My favorite!

Love can be lethal for spiders, with males often much smaller than females. This male golden orb spider is only 0.2 inches (6 millimeters) long—the female is five times its size! So unless the female has already eaten, she just might make a snack out of her tiny male companion!

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