CHAPTER 1 A Sticky Trap 4 CHAPTER 2 Building with Silk 12 CHAPTER 3 Helpful Spiders 18 ACTIVITIES TOOLS Try This 22 Glossary 23 Index 24 To Learn More 24
A STICKY TRAP It’s night An orb weaver spider begins its web First it releases a silky string into the wind The string sticks from one plant to another The spider crawls to the middle of the strand
It strings silk from the center like spokes on a bicycle It connects the strands with more silk Soon it has built a sticky spiral The spider waits in the middle An insect will fly right into this sticky trap
