Educational
Spiders are an incredible resource for education, especially for children
Spiders are ubiquitous and children have a natural fascination with spiders. Most species of spiders found in and around homes are safe and many are also easy to keep in captivity and observe or monitor in their native habitats. This makes it possible to take what you learn in the lab
Safety
Critter Care
Science Project Ideas
- Web experiments
- Biodiversity and Ecology
- Pheromones and Courtship Behavior
- Boombox Electrophysiology
Lesson Plan Ideas
Displays & Presentations
- Displaying Live Spiders & Scorpions
- Displaying Preserved Specimens
- Presentation Ideas
- Posters & Handouts
Anatomy
- Guides for anatomy labs - Free
Spider Selection Guide
Live Animals
- Spiders
- Scorpions
- Feeder Insects
Preserved Specimens