How common are spiders?
You’re probably within seven feet of a spider.
Are they dangerous?
Most spiders won’t bite you–you don’t look like prey. Most bites have no effect.
Why are people afraid of them?
If they were bald, they probably wouldn’t attract the kind of notoriety they do.
Should we like spiders?
We probably wouldn’t be here if they weren’t around. All the crops we depend on would have been devoured by insects.
AMNH houses more than a million spider specimens–available for research only. Public exhibits include Montreal’s Insectarium, Durham’s North Carolina Museum of Life and Science and the Philadelphia Insectarium.
