By just taking photos and observing spiders, you can help the Explorit Science Center learn about which climates certain spiders live in and track the distribution of spiders over time.

Join the Explorit’s Community Science Project by finding and recording spiders in your home or neighborhood (as many as you can!). Use your camera or smart phone to take a photo of the spider and submit it online here. Please register first to get your personal CSP ID # (www.explorit.org/csp/registration)

Spiders have long been thought of a useful natural method of pest control, but how will expected temperature changes or other environmental changes affect the spider’s usefulness as pest-killers and their distribution?

We don't yet know how climate change will impact spiders, and in turn impact agriculture such as crops and farms- but when we understand where spiders are living today, we will be better able to predict what may happen to spiders and agriculture in the future.

Davis (and surrounding area) residents are invited to take part in Explorit’s many supporting events going on as a part of this Community Science Project. Many programs are offered for free. Activities include: Educational lectures on spiders, at-home hands-on experiments, spider themed Family Festivals, spider art show, Spider Search Parties, Web of Words story project, and Splendid Spiders at the Yolo County public libraries. Find out more about these exciting events: www.explorit.org/csp menos ↑