Tuesday, 12 March 2013

Usman 12.03.13


The Green Backed Spider

 

Living for thousands of years in the Amazon Rainforest, this unique species of spider, The Green Backed Spider, is now near extinction.

 

Appearance

This spectacular creature has various fascinating features. As this creature is known as the Green Backed Spider, it has a green back which is able to camouflage in different climates and colours in the rainforest such as orange leaves from the orangutal tree. The size of two large mangoes, this amazing creature is the biggest species of spider s discovered on Earth. These spiders have fifteen centimetres long legs and retractable paws which are sticky.

 

Endangered

Due to deforestation in rain forests, many habitats of creatures have been destroyed like this helpless Green Backed Spider as their habitats are on the canopy of the tree. When spiders are breeding, they make borrows which are also being destroyed by people trampling while cutting down trees.

 

If this creature ever becomes extinct, it will be such a tragedy as it is an amazing and an impressive specie of spider.

 

 

 
This is the Green Backed Spider compared to a pencil.       

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