So THAT's Why We Call Those Tiny Spiders 'Money Spiders'

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So THAT's Why We Call Those Tiny Spiders 'Money Spiders'
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As an arachnophobe, I always feel like the victim of a psyop whenever someone tells me the fearsome creature scuttling up my arm is “just a money spider!”.

And secondly, the name doesn’t make any sense ― I reckon I’d get over my fears realllly fast if those incy-wincy spiders actually gave me some dosh.They can pull off a really cool trick when they want to move around ― the 5mm-or-less-long spiders release a strand of silk which gets caught by the wind.Advertisement

Apparently, you’re meant to spin them around your head by their web before you let them go for an extra-long run of luck.Aside from hang-gliding through the air on a self-made, super-skinny kite, money spiders are also distinctive because of the netting-like webs they weave over bushes.If you do believe in the luckiness of money spiders, here’s some good news ― the family the species belongs to, Linyphiidae, is the largest in the UK.

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