9. Spiders!
Nest of vipers creeping
Spider clusters creeping
Spider clusters creeping
Fascinations
Although spiders don’t have ears or eardrums they can still ‘hear’ you talking, singing or clapping from several metres away. Spiders use the tiny, sensitive hairs on their legs to detect noises through airborne vibrations known as sound waves. Current research indicates that spiders are interpreting these vibrations into neural activity - indeed the male jumping spider’s courtship routine involves the arachnid equivalent of a song and a dance (although unimpressed females sometimes eat their suitors). The question is, are you confident enough to sing to a spider?
Although spiders don’t have ears or eardrums they can still ‘hear’ you talking, singing or clapping from several metres away. Spiders use the tiny, sensitive hairs on their legs to detect noises through airborne vibrations known as sound waves. Current research indicates that spiders are interpreting these vibrations into neural activity - indeed the male jumping spider’s courtship routine involves the arachnid equivalent of a song and a dance (although unimpressed females sometimes eat their suitors). The question is, are you confident enough to sing to a spider?
Learning moves
What is it about spiders that we don’t like? Is it the way they move and scuttle about? Which words (like scuttle) can you think of to describe spiders? When you have learned the song and are feeling confident, devise a dance using the following moves to help you spin a web, starting in a circle:
What is it about spiders that we don’t like? Is it the way they move and scuttle about? Which words (like scuttle) can you think of to describe spiders? When you have learned the song and are feeling confident, devise a dance using the following moves to help you spin a web, starting in a circle:
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Spiders live in clusters Lean in to form small group clusters
And they really don’t like dusters Use hands to push away imaginary dusters As they spin their silky web all day Spin in a circle arms held high Spiders have such hairy legs Stroke legs proudly They like to hide beneath your bed Duck down as if trying to squeeze under a bed Then creep out as you go to sleep Creep out and step forward on the stresses If you close your eyes they’ll go away Stand back-to-back with partner/elbows interlocked If you close your eyes to God and pray Wheel around the space from side to side SPIDERS! Stop abruptly looking as if you’ve spotted a spider! |
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