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Subject: Can any spiders be hypnotized? This is not a joke.

Date: Sun Sep 27 09:58:55 2009
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Grade level: grad (science) School: No school entered.
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Area of science: Zoology
ID: 1254070735.Zo
Message:

I would like to know if any kind of spider can be hypnotized. I was walking
around and turned on a room's light. Upon entering,I saw a spider on the floor.
This was a hunting spider which bent it's legs at a sharp angle and held it's
body relatively high off the floor. I had killed this type of spider before and
knew this kind was fast. I looked for a weapon. I used a block of metal,drilled
with holes,and painted with as thin black paint. I wiggled and angled it around
as I brought it closer to the spider. I never moved the block away from the
spider,only towards it. The spider,did not seem to notice this even though it
was a hunter,with eight eyes supposedly attuned to movement. That was when I
squished it. I considered the varying reflections and patterns caused by the
angling of the block,and this made me wonder if some spiders might be responsive
to hypnosis. Please tell me if any spiders can be hypnotized. Thank you.       


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