Spend a Day in a Spider's Shoes - USA Science and Engineering Festival

The video explores the behavior of social spiders, focusing on their challenges in detecting prey within colonies. Students are engaged in an empathy exercise where they simulate the limited vision of spiders by being blindfolded and placed in artificial webs. They attempt to detect prey using different types of silk, enhancing their understanding of spider behavior and sensory limitations.

What aspects of spider behavior does the teacher study?

How do the students experience the world of spiders during the experiment?

What is the purpose of blindfolding the students in the experiment?

What types of silk are used in the experiment, and what is their significance?

Describe the process the students go through to detect their prey items.