Velvet Spider facts: the SOFTEST looking spider 🕷️ Animal Fact Files

Velvet spiders get their name from the hair-like structures all over their bodies which give them a soft, velvety appearance. These velvet spider facts will help you learn more about these awesome arachnids! They come in bright colors, like the ladybird spider, and dark monotones. Some are solitary and only meet another velvet spider when mating. Others are social and construct family nests that reach hundreds of members!

Scientific Name: Family - Eresidae
Range: Africa, Europe, Asia, South America
Size: average half an inch (1.3cm) in body length
Diet: flying and ground dwelling insects
Lifespan: up to 5 years

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Velvet Spider APPEARANCE 0:10
Velvet Spider RANGE 0:23
Velvet Spider HABITAT 0:33
Velvet Spider SOME ARE LONELY 0:47
Velvet Spider BURROWS 1:10
Velvet Spider SOME FORM FAMILIES 1:20
Velvet Spider SIZE 1:42
Velvet Spider LIFE CYCLE 1:53
Velvet Spider MOMS 2:03
Thanks / Outro 2:28
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https://spideridentifications.com/vel...
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http://abugblog.blogspot.com/2015/10/...


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