Black and Yellow Garden Spider

May 9, 2008

Very few people realize just how beneficial spiders really are.
According to a study of spiders initiated in England and Holland,
there are 131 spiders per square meter, most of which are very small.

But, hereâ€™s the interesting part: If you average out the actual weight of the
â€œbug juiceâ€ consumed by these spiders, then multiply that by the number of
square meters in the world where spiders live, you come up with an astonishing
figure. Spiders of the world consume over 1,870,000,000 lbs. of bug food PER DAY!!

If we say that the average human weighs 150 lbs., then spiders eat
the equivalent weight of over 12,400,000 people PER DAY!!!
Now, imagine if spiders (and other beneficial creatures, like bats)
went on a hunger strike for a week! All those bugs wouldnâ€™t get eaten!

Written by Mike · Filed Under Beneficial Insects