Parasteatoda tepidariorum




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Parasteatoda Tepidariorum is commonly referred to as the "American House Spider." They are found in the western hemisphere and their relatives are found in Myanmar and Pakistan. They build tangle webs and their venom is a neurotoxin used as an insecticide for farmers in America and Canada. They will sometimes shoot web at their prey and reel it in.

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