Digestive System of Black Widow Spider
How the Black Widow Spider Digest Food
The spiders are the only animals that digest their food ouside their bodies.
1. After the spider finds its prey, it expels digestive enzymes from its intestinal tract onto the prey. [1]
2.After enzymes break down the tissue in the prey, the spider sucks in the liquid.
3.The spider does this process until the whole prey is digested.
4.In the process of excretion, the spider releases waste from the anus.
5. Spiders have organs called malipighiam tubules which create an acid solution that helps waste pass out the spider. [2]
[1]http://kids.britannica.com/comptons/article-208540/spider
[2] http://www.angelfire.com/fang/sabp/excretionanddigestion.htm
1. After the spider finds its prey, it expels digestive enzymes from its intestinal tract onto the prey. [1]
2.After enzymes break down the tissue in the prey, the spider sucks in the liquid.
3.The spider does this process until the whole prey is digested.
4.In the process of excretion, the spider releases waste from the anus.
5. Spiders have organs called malipighiam tubules which create an acid solution that helps waste pass out the spider. [2]
[1]http://kids.britannica.com/comptons/article-208540/spider
[2] http://www.angelfire.com/fang/sabp/excretionanddigestion.htm