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== Description == | == Description == | ||
[[File:Spider-poop.jpg|thumb|Spider excrement<br>Image from Colonial Pest at [https://www.colonialpest.com/2014/03/20/how-to-clean-up-spider-droppings/ spider droppings]]] | [[File:Spider-poop.jpg|thumb|Spider excrement<br>Image from Colonial Pest at [https://www.colonialpest.com/2014/03/20/how-to-clean-up-spider-droppings/ spider droppings]]] | ||
| − | An arthropod member of the order of Arachnida. Spiders are distinct from insects in that they have eight legs (not 6) and a two-part body (not 3). About | + | An arthropod member of the order of Arachnida. Spiders are distinct from insects in that they have eight legs (not 6) and a two-part body (not 3). About 50,000 species of spiders exist with some on every continent in the world. Spiders spin a strong [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=spider%20silk silk] thread as a snare for their prey. They feed almost entirely on insects. The presence of spiders in a storage area usually indicates that insects are also present. Spiders do not pose major dangers to artifacts themselves, however, their droppings can be detrimental to artifacts. Spider excrement usually have a thick consistency in a highly viscous liquid form that contains a small amounts of uric acid. The tiny splatters will quickly dry making it more difficult to remove. The droppings usually occur near their cobwebs. |
== Physical and Chemical Properties == | == Physical and Chemical Properties == | ||
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* ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998 | * ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998 | ||
* ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', http://www.britannica.com Comment: 'spider' [Accessed February 26, 2002]. | * ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', http://www.britannica.com Comment: 'spider' [Accessed February 26, 2002]. | ||
| − | + | * Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider Spider] Accessed July 2023 | |
[[Category:Materials database]] | [[Category:Materials database]] | ||
Revision as of 09:23, 4 August 2023
Description
An arthropod member of the order of Arachnida. Spiders are distinct from insects in that they have eight legs (not 6) and a two-part body (not 3). About 50,000 species of spiders exist with some on every continent in the world. Spiders spin a strong silk thread as a snare for their prey. They feed almost entirely on insects. The presence of spiders in a storage area usually indicates that insects are also present. Spiders do not pose major dangers to artifacts themselves, however, their droppings can be detrimental to artifacts. Spider excrement usually have a thick consistency in a highly viscous liquid form that contains a small amounts of uric acid. The tiny splatters will quickly dry making it more difficult to remove. The droppings usually occur near their cobwebs.
Physical and Chemical Properties
- . Simon Moore, Comment from ConsDistList Global Conservation Forum, August 3, 2023.
- Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
- Encyclopedia Britannica, http://www.britannica.com Comment: 'spider' [Accessed February 26, 2002].
- Wikipedia: Spider Accessed July 2023