A Nursery Web Spider Named Fred

Bob has a spider friend named Fred that does not survive a visit from relatives. These spiders can be really scary but they are pretty much harmless. They are also called fishing spiders and have interesting ways that they 'fish' for food.

Our sources for this episode include:

• Big Spiders Are a Little Scary - http://bugoftheweek.com/blog/2012/8/16/big-spiders-are-a-little-scary-fishing-spiders-and-wolf-spiders
• Fishing Spider - http://ento.psu.edu/extension/factsheets/fishing-spider
• Facts about the Fishing Spider - http://www.second-opinion-doc.com/facts-about-the-fishing-spider.html
• Common Fishing Spider - http://roadsendnaturalist.com/tag/wolf-spider/