Garden orb-weaver: Clues from Nature

Question 1 · multiple choice

Choose the habitat that best matches the everyday needs of a Garden orb-weaver.

gardens, hedges, woodland edges, and tall vegetation humid forest vegetation beside tropical streams rocky shores and shallow seabeds Arctic sea ice, coasts, and nearby islands

Question 2 · multiple choice

A scientist analyses food remains from a Garden orb-weaver. Which result is most likely?

mostly small mammals located by sound flying insects trapped in an orb web rodents, rabbits, birds, and lizards crabs, clams, fish, and other marine animals

Question 3 · multiple choice

Which time-use clue would fit a Garden orb-weaver rather than the other choices?

usually active by day workers forage day and night depending on temperature and humidity often rebuilds and hunts from dusk through night usually rests by day and becomes more active from dusk onward

Question 4 · multiple choice

Which movement pattern makes sense for the body design of a Garden orb-weaver?

swims slowly using pectoral, dorsal, and anal fins for fine control walks in organised trails carrying leaf pieces overhead stalks low before a short, powerful chase walks on web threads and descends on silk

Question 5 · multiple choice

What specialised feature helps a Garden orb-weaver solve an everyday survival problem?

different silk types form strong frames and sticky capture spirals mantle tissues house algae that photosynthesise and share nutrients large ears release body heat through a network of blood vessels closeable ears and nostrils keep water out during dives

Question 6 · multiple choice

A field diary describes the early life of a Garden orb-weaver. Which entry is correct?

cubs are born in the winter den and nurse before spring emergence eggs overwinter inside a protected silk sac cubs remain with their mother while learning hunting skills several females may lay eggs in one communal scrape guarded by dominant adults

Question 7 · multiple choice

Which relationship pattern is normal for a Garden orb-weaver?

adults may gather at good basking and nesting sites forms large daytime schools around some islands and seamounts mostly solitary and communicates through web vibrations mostly solitary but may shelter in groups

Question 8 · multiple choice

Which ecosystem job can be connected to a Garden orb-weaver?

controls rodent populations around farms and grasslands controls rodents and supplies prey for raptors and mammals controls crustaceans and recycles shells around dens controls flying insects and feeds birds and wasps

Question 9 · multiple choice

What protection strategy best matches a Garden orb-weaver's body and behaviour?

drops from the web, hides, or wraps prey rapidly green camouflage and stillness hide it on leaves clings strongly and can regrow lost arms if enough central tissue remains relies on camouflage, size, and strong forepaws when threatened

Question 10 · true false

True or False: A garden orb-weaver often eats the old web before building a new one, recycling silk proteins.

True False