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Introduction to spiders -- Arachnophobia and misconceptions about spiders -- Greco-Roman mythology -- Ojibway legend: "How spiders came to be" -- Evolutionary timeline -- Spider fossils -- Threats to spider populations -- Spiders and their relatives -- Spider identification -- A spider's life cycle -- Toronto's (un)official spider: yellow garden spider -- Spider silk -- Types of webs -- Web builders -- Ambush predators -- Active predators -- Non-native species -- A chronology of the Toronto Spider Year -- Checklist of the spiders of the Toronto area (2012) -- Where to find spiders in Toronto -- Widows, hobos and recluses: separating fact from fiction -- Local policy initiatives -- Toronto Zoo -- How you can help -- Conclusion -- Select spider resources -- Acknowledgements.