Mission #4

July 26, 2008 - Posted by Lee Welles-author

I went to hang laundry and was inspired to send you on a Gaia Mission involving spiders! Their webs are incredible creations. A web is made of silk that is strong, yet flexible. Mankind has yet to create a fiber as strong (in relation to its weight) as a spider’s web! Please don’t touch the spiders or their webs; just observe and record.Be sure to download the Mission Log for your directions. Click the word, “More” below to watch the video of my mission-inspiring trip to the clothesline!

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16 Comments

  1. fairylovegaia says:

    who is the gaia girl/guy!!??

    -fairylovegaia

    ... on July July 26th, 2008
  2. fairylovegaia says:

    I love those webs! You are right Miss Lee! they are beautiful! I’m going to do the misson in the morning after it gets warmer!!

    Good luck Gang!!

    fairylovegaia

    ... on July July 27th, 2008
  3. Scout says:

    ha I can’t stand spiders but the webs are cool! A while ago I watched a spider make one on the outside of my window. It was cool, but the spider was little (and lime green!) so it was kind of hard to tell. The web was huge though!

    ... on July July 27th, 2008
  4. Scout says:

    Oh and also at a soccer game I was at it was morning and there was a lot of dew and every few feet there was a mini spider web in the grass! there was hundreds! It was so weird. I felt bad though because we had to play on that field so we destroyed a lot of the webs…That’s also the same day we found a baby bird that fell and was in the bushes! He was cute but scared so I picked him up and put him on a branch near a nest i figured he was from.

    ... on July July 27th, 2008
  5. AirAquila95 says:

    Hey!!
    This mission sounds really cool!! Too bad I can’t go up to my cottage on Keuka lake until saturday:( There are tons of spiders there and they’re HUGE! Oh well it’ll be fun anyways. Especially because this is my first mission!!

    ... on July July 28th, 2008
  6. EarthVulpecula98 says:

    hey! I’m airaquila’s sister and probably gaiagirls biggest fan! we usually do our missions together.I did mission#3 but i forgot to blog:o! hopefully i’ll remember this time!!!!!!

    good luck gaia gang :) !
    xoxo earthvulpecula<3

    ... on July July 28th, 2008
  7. doggielover1123 says:

    Hey Fairylovegaia!

    Remember me? Remember where I am? Anyway, congrats! you’re Gaia Girl of the week!!!!

    Can’t ait to do the next mission…

    Doggielover

    ... on July July 28th, 2008
  8. doggielover1123 says:

    OOps! I made a mistake…. ait is supposed to be wait.

    ... on July July 28th, 2008
  9. gaiagreenhelper says:

    Hi! when im done im gona go out side and start looking! this is going to be so much fun!(this is also my first).Did any of you feel the earthquake today? i did and it was huge!(a 5.6!)i hope it didnt ruin all of the spider webs(it ruined are house!)

    -GaiaGreenHelper

    ... on July July 29th, 2008
  10. Lee Welles-author says:

    WOW! You felt the quake! You should tell us all what it was like! Some of the Gaia Gang may never feel an earthquake. Did it feel rolling or jolting where you were? I lived in So. Cal (Redondo Beach) during the Northridge quake. I was taking a shower when it happened!

    ... on July July 29th, 2008
  11. Scout says:

    I wish there were earth quakes where I live! there has only been one or two, and not in my lifetime! My teacher was in California during the Northridge quake. She was in her collage lounge I think it was and was sitting on the couch with her friend and the couch bounced all the way to the wall and hit the TV!

    ... on July July 30th, 2008
  12. Scout says:

    i was thinking about how it would be cool if you did a book signing in Maryland, so I started looking at all the blog entries back from 2006 to see if you already had and sure enough you were at the baltimore aquarium! I was so bummed I yelled NOOOOO and my mom came up to see what was wrong! Shoot, I wish I had come to that! It was even at that massive borders. (Yeah, that thing IS massive!)

    ... on July July 30th, 2008
  13. 5storys.com says:

    hi

    ... on July July 30th, 2008
  14. gaiawater_1234 says:

    hi

    ... on July July 30th, 2008
  15. Lee Welles-author says:

    Hi 5storys and gaiawater_1234 Every new blogger has to have their fist post approved before it shows up. When you post next, it will show up right away. How goes the web-hunting? Has anyone found odd shaped webs yet? Don’t forget, your mission reporting post needs to be up by Saturday morning so I can pick a Gaia Girl or Gaia Guy of the week! :)

    ... on July July 30th, 2008
  16. GaiaGirl55 says:

    Hey Gaia Friends!
    Since this week’s mission is on webs, I’ll explain where I’ve seen a few this week. (1)Between our arborvitae trees was a huge spider web (and I almost walked through it!) A small orangeish spider was hanging out in the center and I was rather fasinated from the big web. (2) Also, on our porch, there was another big web. In fact, I could name tons and tons and tons of webs I’ve seen lately. In our garage or when we’re walking and happen to see a web on a bush. Spider webs are cool, but to me, the spider dwelling in it is a bit annoying!
    GaiaGirl55

    ... on July August 2nd, 2008

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