An organelle is a unique part of a cell that has a specific function. The term is a combination of the word organum, which means instrument or engine, and the suffix -elle, which means... Star Gazing
Female redback spider in the nest showing off her red back. The nest contains a few hundred eggs and is about 12 mm (1/2) in diameter. Female redback spider smiling to the camera, ready to protect her nest.
Hunting spiders rely on their eyesight and speed to catch their prey while web-building spiders spin a strong silk into a web to catch their prey. In the mid-west, there are six main types of hunting spiders and three types of web-building spiders. Learn about hunting spiders native to the mid-west.The six hunting spiders native to the mid-west are jumping spiders, wolf spiders, fishing spiders, sac spiders, crab spiders and parson spiders. Sac spiders, wolf spiders and jumping spiders can be found but indoors and outdoors.