Catch a Spiderweb

Materials: spider webs, NON-TOXIC spray paint, paper 

Spray the spider web with the non-toxic spray paint, with the can about 6-8 inches away from the web. Place your paper under the spider web and lift it up into the web.  The web will stick to the paper, and you can discuss the spider's work in detail! When you're done looking at and touching it, you can save it, frame it, or recycle it! 

A Few Fun Facts About Spider Webs:
1. Different species of spiders build different styles of webs.  Some are symmetrical; some are not!
2. Some strands on the web are not sticky--the spider walks on these.
3. Spider silk is made by spinneret glands in the spider's abdomen.
4. Spider silk is stronger than the same weight of steel!
5. Many spiders eat their web each day to make sure they have enough protein to build another web for the next day!