Bibliograph

Nefertiti the spidernaut, the jumping spider who learned to hunt in space

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Nefertiti the spidernaut, the jumping spider who learned to hunt in space

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Nefertiti the spidernaut

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Sub title

the jumping spider who learned to hunt in space

Summary

Most spiders spin a web and passively wait for prey to come to them. Jumping spiders, by contrast, actively hunt by jumping to catch their food. What if a jumping spider was sent to the International Space Station? When it jumped, it would simply float. No one knew if the spider could hunt in a weightless environment. This nonfiction picture book for elementary kids chronicles the amazing voyage of Nefertiti, the Spidernaut to the International Space Station and back. She's a Phiddipus johnsonii, or Johnson jumping spider, native to western United States. Her colorful anatomy-red, black and teal-made for stunning photography and video. In 2012, Nefertiti clocked a record-breaking 100 days in space, during which time she circled Earth about 1584 times, traveling about 41,580,000 miles

Target audience

juvenile

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