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Spiders are all predators,
but have many different lifestyles. Some make webs and wait for prey to come
to them while others are active hunters. Spiders are important predators in the
landscape and are very common in trees, shrubs, grass, and herbaceous plant beds.
Most spiders are general predators, feeding on a wide variety of prey. Their
are a number of spider species that may be found in the landscape. All have two
body parts, an abdomen and a cephalothorax (combined head and thorax), and eight
legs. Spiders tend to avoid people and most are harmless to humans. Spider complexes
are believed to be important in reducing several kinds of landscape pests.
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