Spiders

I have been afraid of spiders ever since I was a wee lass.

The scientific name for spider is Araneae. They are found worldwide except in , which does not seem to be such a bad place to live in light of this fact.

Why Spiders Scare Me

They have eight legs and eight eyes.
Some spiders are highly venomous.
They hide in places such as under the toilet seat.

Here is a table of venomous spiders, where they can be found, and the number of species contained in each genus*.

*Disclaimer: these facts may not be 100% accurate.

Name	Distribution	Number of Species
Australian Funnel-web Spider	All Australian states, except Western Australia and the Northern Territory	14
Recluse Spider	Southern Midwest, ranging south to the Gulf of Mexico, United States	13
Black Widow Spider	Worldwide, except for Antartica	31