1.4 Working with Spiders
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What is an experiment you would conduct with spiders in a lab and what would you hope to learn?
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January 30, 2021 at 1:03 am
Amino acids as the building block for the silk protein are generally colorless. Is there any way that a spider could be genetically modified, or somehow the prey be injected with something that would result in the spider producing a web with different colored silk? I would then love to learn if this has any implications on the web structure (both integrity and its ability to attract prey) when compared to a normal web.
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March 5, 2021 at 1:20 pm
I wonder if there were 2 spiders in the frame, would they cooperate?
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March 17, 2021 at 3:02 pm
I wonder what role frequencies play (if any)in the tautness and placement of thread? Peter Witt at NCState did experiments about spiders recognizing the difference between prey hitting the web and a raindrop hitting it.
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May 22, 2021 at 12:55 am
I d like to learn how a spider reacts when a portion/strand of the web is disrupted. Would it mend the damaged portion or knit additional support structures.
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June 14, 2021 at 1:24 pm
The difference in terms of spider web chemical composition depending on which kind of spyder did it, I guess. Also, what if we change the enviormental temperature or humidity or pressure?
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June 15, 2021 at 1:05 am
Amino acids as the building block for the silk protein are generally colorless. Is there any way that a spider could be genetically modified, or somehow the prey be injected with something that would result in the spider producing a web with different colored silk? I would then love to learn if this has any implications on the web structure (both integrity and its ability to attract prey) when compared to a normal web.
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January 8, 2022 at 12:37 pm
Spider eats prey and process of making slik start in spider body, I would like to see the detailed video on how skil is made from spider.
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September 10, 2022 at 4:32 am
Hello Ladies and Gentlemen,
An experiment to construct on a lab with a spider is to time how long it takes to build its web.
I would put the spider in a box with a glass top.
I would swat flies and open the glass lid on occassion to feed the flies, and count the ones fed.
Over the course of days or hours, i would wait until the spider seems to have finished a web before ending the experiment.
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August 3, 2023 at 8:39 am
I would like to see the visual representation of web formation.
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September 17, 2023 at 2:29 pm
Amino acids as the building block for the silk protein are generally colorless. Is there any way that a spider could be genetically modified, or somehow the prey be injected with something that would result in the spider producing a web with different colored silk? I would then love to learn if this has any implications on the web structure (both integrity and its ability to attract prey) when compared to a normal web
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May 15, 2025 at 3:27 pm
It would be interesting to know if two or more spiders would cooperate together. Could other criteria be applied, or would it depend on specific factors such as the species?
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July 5, 2025 at 5:16 pm
I would conduct an experiment to explore how spiders adjust their web-building behavior based on environmental vibration and the availability of food, with a focus on energy efficiency. In the first phase, I’d expose spiders to low-frequency vibrations and observe whether this alters their web’s geometry, thread placement, or tautness—revealing whether construction is sensitive to external cues. In the second phase, I’d provide the spiders with a steady supply of dead prey and observe whether they continue to build webs or reduce their effort over time. This could show whether spiders conserve energy when the functional need for a web is removed. Together, these experiments would highlight how living systems optimize material use and energy expenditure, offering insight into nature’s principles of efficient construction.
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March 2, 2026 at 2:25 pm
Ladies and Gentlemen,
With spiders, we really often do not know them.
We can make eye contact with them. I made eye contact with a large chest wolf spider… Or triangular but small spider… A few springs ago. It stands out in my memory.
As part of day watching for Astronomy events as Atmospherics, Physics, i hope i have my schools approval, staying within the Physics Academics.
The spiders are our most numerous pilots.
We have had Pilots at Iran lately.
We do not think Spiders are Pilots.
They are. They are one of the most untapped Pilot resources we have upon Earth.
Making eye contact with the spider, it was upon a wooden railing.
Then we both looked to the South East, almost equal in timing, but i lagged behind, starstruck at the spider consciousness, and interaction.
The spider eyes were six.
We get four when we love someone, only having eyes for them, also.
The six eyes saw the Atmospheric Physics events, a thumbnail size creature, upon the wooden railing. The spider had the pet interaction vibe (cats, dogs, horses).
I saw the SW event out of the corner of my eye, as we learn peripheral vision when young, but not the Foveal 3% direct ahead vision that some sources say make our eyesight 3 x stronger than a hawk, but only the foveal 3% dead ahead area.
The spider and i shared a moment, i was sweet talking it. Then we shared a sight, a sky event our research group maps for Space ∆ Force peoples.
Our spiders are pilots. 1,000 fall a day on each acre in warm lush places.
An experiment to work with spiders is to find out which crash test dummy has the better chitin impact helmet… or body.
Spiders have six eyes. It may be a surface allocation aspect, and likely is. But what if the sets see different frequencies?
I doubt they do, but if owl eyes are 12,500 megapixel eyes, we can ask spectrum questions about three sets.
They are Pilots.
In the air, our Dragonfly stalks have the supremacy, behind protective googles.
Six set of eyes for Pilots may be made for Air Force maneuvering.
CLG
P. S. – WSF Prof.s are very inspirational. We are very fortunate to be amoungst inspirational peoples.
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