SPIDER FUN!Can You Solve The Mysteries?The sp...

 

SPIDER FUN!


Can You Solve The  Mysteries?
The spiders below have been divided into 2 groups--those that alike and those that are different. What makes the spiders in Group 1  alike? What makes them different from Group 2?


Group 1 Group 1
Group 2 Group 2





















Did you guess that the spiders in Group 1 share  having two middle front eyes that are bigger than their other eyes?

Now brainstorm at least three other features  you could use to regroup the spiders into groups: those that share the feature and those that don't.
Here are two possibilities to get your creative juices flowing:
Group 1: Those that are light colored; Group 2: Those that aren't. Group 1: Those that look hairy; Group 2: Those that don't.

Can you do this!?

Eat Like A Tarantula

Some spiders, like tarantulas, are able to crush and partly break up the prey they catch. However even the biggest tarantulas can't chew and swallow chunks of food. They bring up digestive juices that break down their food into a gooey liquid. Then suck it in.
To sample eating like a tarantula work with an adult partner and follow these steps: 
1. Start with one ready-to-eat mini-cup of fruit-flavored Jell-O. 

2. Scoop the Jell-O into a cup. Mash it with a spoon or fork. Now, it's broken up like a tarantula's buggy meal.
3. Pour in apple juice to cover the Jell-O. The apple juice will act like digestive juice the tarantula brings up. 
4. When the Jell-O is  a gooey liquid, use a straw to drink it up.
The tarantula in the picture is a female pinkfoot goliath. It's as big as a dinner plate! So, it's big enough to eat this small snake. You may be surprised to know spiders don't taste with their mouths. They taste with the hairs on their feet!
Check out animals that taste and more with their tongues in my newest book! Pick your favorite. Mine is on pages 22-23.