Chapter 6: Spiders

Session 1. Book Exploring – Bugs Dictionary

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When I told Kin about the “wolf spider” carrying their eggs, Kin assured me that we came across this spider in Bugs Dictionary. And he was right!

Session 2. Video Learning – Trapdoor Spider

Watched some video clips on how trapdoor spider hunt their prey by hiding in an underground burrow with a silk lid, when it senses that prey is nearby, it flips open the lid and pounces.

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kInXNsBdB7s&w=560&h=315]

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IREyspugXU&w=420&h=315]

Kin asked whether trapdoor spider is poisonous.

“The bite of the Trapdoor Spider is of low risk (non toxic) to humans. It is a non-aggressive spider and is usually timid, however it may stand up and present its fangs if harassed. Trapdoor Spiders rarely bite, however, if they do so, it can be very painful.”

[Quoted from website https://animalcorner.co.uk/animals/trapdoor-spider/]

Session 3. Insect Observation – House Spider

In noon, Kin caught a spider with the help of his brother. He put 4 dead ants in the container as spider’s food.

On the following day, Kin told me the spider had eaten 1 out of 4 dead ants fed. He also noticed that the spider had built the spider web as it could hang upside down. Good observation!

On third day, Kin told me that the spider had escaped from the container.

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Let 2 sons tried out something new today – night cycling to futsal court.
After dinner, we headed to futsal court around 8 pm. 3 of us cycling in the court with the helps of the headlights.

2 brothers spotted big spiders in the grass and caught one home.

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