Description

The Arizona Science Center's exhibition "The Art and Science of Arachnids" features three different themed “cubes” holding a total of 100 live arachnids. The Science Cube showcases arachnids that are not spiders or scorpions; the Arts Cube illustrates arachnids featured in popular film, literature, and music; and the Culture Cube highlights arachnid folklore and mythology, arachnid conservation, and arachnids as food. This exhibition continues daily (except for Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays) through Jan. 2, 2022. Included with general admission: $19.95; $14.95 for ages 3-17, free for children under age 3. Located in the Freeman Gallery (Level 1) at the Arizona Science Center, 600 E. Washington St., Phoenix. 602-716-2000 or azscience.org

Some of the activities guests can enjoy:

• Weave your own spider web
• Build a predator robot or a prey robot to explore predator/prey relationships
• Conduct hands-on experiments in the Spider Lab
• Relax with a good book in the Cob Web Corner
• Assemble an Arachnid with large puzzle pieces while learning arachnid anatomy
• Dance the Tarantella, an Italian folk dance
• Control a video image of a tarantula and coordinate its 8 legs walking forward and backward, faster and slower
• Compare your size to that of prehistoric and modern-day arachnids