On October 14, 2011, we went outside to explore and nature journal. While we were out there, Sandra, Giselle and Kevin spotted a barn spider in its orb web in one of the pine trees at the front of the school.
Mr. G came out with a cricket on his hand and put the cricket in the spider's web for him to eat. We observed that the moment the cricket hit the web the spider ran down, bit the cricket and began wrapping it in his web. Then the spider bit it again to kill it. Mr. G told us that the spider might not eat the cricket right away, he might wait to have it for dinner. When do you think the spider ate the cricket?
When we went outside on October 20, 2011, the spider web and the spider were no longer there. We predicted that the spider had to move closer to the tree trunk because of the cold, rainy weather.
What do you think happened to the spider and his web?
Do you still think the spider is alive?
How long do spiders live for?
