29 Really Strange But True Facts About Spiders That Will Give You Goosebumps

The Carolina wolf spider is the Official state spider of South Carolina, and South Carolina is the only U.S. State that recognizes a state spider.

27. The male red widow spiders force feed themselves to the female of their species. If she spits him out, he will keep shoving himself into her mandibles.

28. The “spitting spider” is the only spider that can shoot a web at its prey at speeds too fast for the human eye to see and the web actually has evolved to contract and tighten around its prey; rendering it immobile.

29. The male nursery web spider will give wrapped gifts to the female, as a mating ritual. If the gift is rejected, the male will play dead and later repeat the process.