Ms Rößler, the Nosferatu spider has been haunting the online media for weeks. You might think that Germany is teeming with new dangerous eight-legged friends. They are enthusiastic about the outlawed animals. Why actually? You only have to enter the term jumping spider in the Google image search and you will get the pictures of these incredibly cute little animals, which look at you with big eyes and are often very colorful.

What's so special about them? They behave more like a cat and not at all like the basement spider that most people think of. Otherwise there are also many exciting fun facts to get people excited about spiders.

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