Spiders - Lesson 5: Spiders Have Natural Enemies
ACTIVITY: Spider Enemies

Materials
Pictures (or small plastic models) of various animals, some that are the spider's natural enemies and others that are not

Procedures

1. Students examine the spiders in the vivarium to see if they can observe what things a spider fears.
   
2. Are spiders afraid of light? How would you find out?
   
3. Are spiders afraid of noise? Are they afraid of being touched, for example, by a person with a straw or a twig?
   
4. What happens if you touch a spider's web very softly with a straw or a small twig? Can the spider "feel" the vibrations of the web?
   
5. Students hypothesize about why spiders would or would not be afraid of light. (Their enemies can see them.)
   
6. Students will draw or collect pictures of various animals, and then sort the pictures into two categories: Spider Enemies and Not Spider Enemies.