Passage 1: Spider Webs
All spiders spin webs. That’s because webs help
spiders. Webs help spiders do three things. Webs help
spiders hold eggs. Webs help spiders hide. And webs help
spiders catch food.
Webs help spiders hold eggs. Many spiders like to lay their eggs in their
webs. The webs help keep the eggs together. Webs help spiders keep their
eggs safe. Webs help spiders hide. Most spiders are dark. They are brown,
grey, or black. But spider webs are light. They are white and cloudy. When
spiders hide in their webs, they are harder to see.
Webs help spiders catch food. Spider webs are sticky. When a bug flies
into the web, it gets stuck. It moves around. It tries to get out. But it can’t. It
is trapped! Spiders can tell that the bug is trapped. That’s because spiders feel
the web move. And the spider is hungry. The spider goes to get the bug.
As you can see, webs help spiders hold eggs. Webs help spiders hide.
And webs help spiders catch food. Without webs, spiders would not be able to
live like they do. Spiders need their webs to survive!