16. LIFE CYCLE
Life Cycle:
Young jumping spiders emerge from the egg sac looking like tiny
versions of their parents. They molt and grow into adulthood. A
female jumping spider builds a silk case around her eggs. She will
often stand guard over them until they hatch. You have probably seen
these spiders with their eggs in corners of exterior windows or
doorframes.
19. SPECIAL ADAPTATIONS
AND DEFENSES
The size and shape of their eyes give jumping spiders excellent vision. Salticids use this to
their advantage as hunters, employing their high resolution vision to locate potential prey.
Insects and spiders with good vision often do elaborate courtship dances to attract mates,
and the jumping spiders are no exception to this rule.
As the common name suggests, a jumping spider can jump quite well, achieving distances
over 50 times its body length. Look at their legs, however, and you'll see they don't have
strong, muscular legs. To leap, salticids quickly increase the blood pressure to their legs,
which causes the legs to extend and propel their bodies through the air.
Some jumping spiders mimic insects, like ants. Others are camouflaged to blend into their
surroundings, helping them sneak up on prey.
21. BAMBOO
Bamboo is a forest grass and as such likes humidity. It is not a prairie
plant adapted to xeric conditions. Bamboo grows best with lots of
rain in summer, less in winter. Think minimum of 30 inches per year.
Bamboo (most bamboos) do not like saturated soils. They are not
swamp plants. Grow bamboo where winters are mild and summers
warm and moist. Bamboo is a grass. If your soil can grow corn, it can
grow bamboo
