Spider Payload on Space Station a Media Hit
An orb weaving spider playing around in Space
The spider and butterfly payload sent into space, project by the University of Colorado at Boulder, is an attempt to determine how weightlessness affects the behavior of these creatures. K-12 students in Colorado and Texas are comparing their own spiders and butterflies to those that are in space.
This will provide many an opportunity to learn more about space exploration, learn about the behavioral patterns of spiders and butterflies, and get some unusual entertainment. Here is a video (made into a music video) of the spiders in action.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kisbP1L2JMk
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