Functions
Spiders and Scorpions
Spiders
Spiders are great predators that can be utilized for natural pest control in the garden. Spiders eat many insects, pets and non-pests alike. By creating an arachnid friendly garden, in other words by not killing them or using harmful insecticide on the pests they eat, they can give you a helping hand.
Spider silk is used to make fishing lines and nets. It is still used in Africa and the Somolan Islands to weave fishing nets. They use the silk of the tropical orb weaver spider.
Spider silk is used to make fishing lines and nets. It is still used in Africa and the Somolan Islands to weave fishing nets. They use the silk of the tropical orb weaver spider.
Fabric has been made out of spider silk, using cocoons and obtaining silk directly from the spider. Getting enough silk to make something is far to labor intensive for it to be practical. Spider farming is not practical either, unlike silkworm farming, as the spiders will eat one another when put together in such close quarters. The vest pictured to the right took 82 people 4 years of collecting silk, from over a million Golden Orb Weaver spiders, to make.
Spider silk has been used in optics, as crosshairs, to help with sighting. It has been used in telescopes, microscopes and in gun sites.
Spider silk is used in some cultures, and in emergency wilderness medicine, to stop wounds from bleeding. It can be used directly on the wound and is believed by some to, not only stop the bleeding, but to promote healing.
Spider silk has been used in optics, as crosshairs, to help with sighting. It has been used in telescopes, microscopes and in gun sites.
Spider silk is used in some cultures, and in emergency wilderness medicine, to stop wounds from bleeding. It can be used directly on the wound and is believed by some to, not only stop the bleeding, but to promote healing.
Scorpions
Scorpion venom is being researched for fighting brain cancer. It has been found to be effective in animal studies thus far.
Scorpion venom is currently being researched to treat people with heart problems. The venom assists in getting medication into heart cells.
Scorpion venom is currently used to treat pain in some parts of the world and this is currently being researched for use in the United States.
Scorpion venom is currently being researched to treat people with heart problems. The venom assists in getting medication into heart cells.
Scorpion venom is currently used to treat pain in some parts of the world and this is currently being researched for use in the United States.