Spiders+WebLinks

=media type="custom" key="4706563" align="center"= = = = = = = =**4 Winds Volunteers have been leading C. P. Smith students through an exploration of spiders. Here are a few web resources for further exploration.**= **Visit or call the C P Smith School library for a username and password.** ||= Queensland (Australia) Museum - Spiders
 * = **Britannica K-12 Online School Edition**

See if you can locate common spiders inside and outside with The Habitat Game. Use the chart to find a spider that looks like a bird dropping or one that hunts small frogs and toads. Identify spiders by where you found them, what type of web design you saw, or the shape of its egg sac. ||= [|A Spider's Silky Strength] Learn about the amazing strength of silk that is spun by spiders from the Science News for Kids web site. You will learn about the legend of how silk was discovered in ancient China, and you will also learn about why scientists today are so interested in silk. ||~  || PBS KIds ||= [|Arachnids] In her pride, Arachne challenged a goddess to a weaving contest but the angry goddess turned her into a spider. Did you know that not all arachnids spin webs? Learn about some things all arachnids have in common. ||= [|Arachnids: Spiders, Ticks and Scorpions] A type of arthropod, an arachnid has an exoskeleton and eight jointed appendages. The most familiar example is the spider. Traits common to many spiders include eight eyes, poisonous fangs, and the ability to make silk thread. ||  ||
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