The birds and the bees...and the spiders.

When our spider first set up residence a few months back,

I talked to the kids about spiders and webs

and wildlife in our suburban garden.



When she started getting fatter and then one night laid an egg sac,

we talked about spiderlings, predators and Charlotte's Web.

(footnote- thank goodness she didn't do a "Charlotte" and curl up her toes
after making her sac! My 6 year old still holds me accountable for reading that book
to them)

When she promptly started swelling again,

we talked about natural selection and mortality in baby spiders

and whether girl spiders really eat boy spiders after making babies.

Now she has laid her second egg sac and has promptly started swelling up again.

This week we will be talking about wanton promiscuity, the need for better education about birth control
and whether a one-spiderling policy is called for.

Next week we will watch an earthworm...or a slug.
That's got to be safe......right?