On a Silken Thread: Spider Fact and Fancy
You can love them or leave them, but spiders deserve respect as the top predators of the world of creepy crawlies. Spiders eat 400 – 800 million tons of insects a year! Dr. Paula Cushing, curator of invertebrate zoology, will share fun facts about these eight-legged arachnids. Learn just how dangerous the infamous black widow can be, find out why the brown recluse is not a concern here in the west, and impress your friends and influence people with all your newly gained knowledge about these fascinating creatures. Everyday people are becoming citizen spider scientists with the Colorado Spider Survey.
You can love them or leave them, but spiders deserve respect as the top predators of the world of creepy crawlies. Spiders eat 400 – 800 million tons of insects a year! Dr. Paula Cushing, curator of invertebrate zoology, will share fun facts about these eight-legged arachnids. Learn just how dangerous the infamous black widow can be, find out why the brown recluse is not a concern here in the west, and impress your friends and influence people with all your newly gained knowledge about these fascinating creatures. Everyday people are becoming citizen spider scientists with the Colorado Spider Survey.