A new exhibit called Spiders Alive! at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City opening July 28 will give visitors the chance to see spiders and their relatives live and up close.
The exhibit will feature important information about spiders, detailing their anatomy, defensive behavior, hunting strategies, life cycles, and diversity. Approximately 20 different species will be on display alongside spider models, videos, and fossils. For those who aren’t too squeamish, museum staff will be handling live arachnids, giving museum-goers a chance to see them up close. On display will be some of the most impressive arachnid species, including the Goliath bird eater, one of the largest spiders in the world, and the western black widow, one of the most venomous spiders in North America.
For those not traveling to New York anytime soon or who are too arachnophobic to check out the spiders live, we’ll take a look at these species from the comfort of your computer.
Captions courtesy of the American Museum of Natural History
Above:
Funnel-web wolf spider
This spider spins a sheet-like web attached to a narrow tube, or funnel. Sitting at the mouth of the tube, the spider waits to strike after feeling vibrations of prey crossing the web.
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