Winter squash is an excellent source of vitamin A, vitamin C, alpha-carotene and beta-carotene. It is also a very good source of thiamin, vitamin B6, potassium, magnesium, and manganese, and a good source of iron.
Spiders are, for the most part, such generalist feeders that they kill many useful insects as well as many pest species, however because pest species are by their nature more numerous than beneficial species they are still effective. They are of great value to the environment.
Chemistry of Spider Venom. The majority of spiders possess neurotoxic venom. Other venom components include inorganic ions and salts, free acids (eg. lactic acid), glucose, nucleic acids, free amino acids and biogenic amines. The exact role of these is unknown but they are thought to aid the stability, delivery and effectiveness of the toxins.