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Olivia Marchetti is a senior staff writer at Biology Insights specialising in spider biology and behavior. She started in natural history writing around 2013, drafting field guide entries for regional conservation trusts following her studies. Marchetti, who has a BSc in Zoology from the University of Cambridge, lives and works in Exeter.

What Are the Reasons Spiders Shake Their Webs?
What Are Hunting Spiders and How Do They Hunt?
How Fast Is a Huntsman Spider?
What Do Jumping Spiders Do in the Winter?
Do Orb Weavers Die After Laying Eggs?
Do Cellar Spiders Eat Other Spiders?
Do All Spiders Have 8 Legs? The Truth About Their Anatomy
Are Spiders Active in Winter? Where They Go & How They Survive
Do Spiders Die From Falling? The Biology of Survival
What Spiders Live in Cranberry Bogs?
Nephila: Facts About the Golden Orb-Weaver Spider
Ogre-Faced Spider: Habitat, Night Vision, and Net-Casting
Are Jumping Spiders Friendly to Humans?
Araneus Ventricosus: Traits, Habitat, and Web-Building Insights
Pholcus phalangioides: The Misunderstood Cellar Spider
Theridion Grallator: The Hawaiian Happy Face Spider
How Often Do Wolf Spiders Eat and What Do They Eat?
What Eats Daddy Long Legs? A Look at Common Predators
If You Kill a Pregnant Spider, Do the Babies Come Out?
Do Tarantula Hawks Attack Humans? What You Need to Know
How Many Babies Do Spiders Actually Have?
What Spider Has 6 Legs? The Truth About Arachnids
Do Female Spiders Eat Male Spiders?
Do Female Black Widows Eat the Males?
Are Most Spiders Female? Explaining Spider Sex Differences
How Many Eyes Does a Jumping Spider Have?
Do Daddy Long Legs Eat Spiders? The Answer Is Complex
What Are Spiders Classified As? The Scientific Breakdown
Do Spiders Eat Other Spiders?
Do Spiders Take Down Their Webs During the Day?