Our little helpersPeople usually dislike spiders, but in fact spiders are very helpful to us. One spider can eat over 1,000 times its weight in insects in one year. If there are no spiders, there would be too many insects, and they will eat all of our food. Spiders can also make silk for their webs. This silk is very strong and very light. We can make ropes from it. These ropes are very strong. We also use spider silk in the medical field. Even a spider’s poison can be helpful. We make some medicines out of spider poison. Spiders are our best helpers.