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Chapter 9 Wilbur's Boast

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Why must a spider repair her web each day? (55)

Because web gets torn every day by the insects that kick around in it, and a spider must rebuild it when itgets full of holes

How many sections are on each leg of a spider?

There are 7 sections

What are the names of those seven sections? Pg 55

the coxa, the trochanter, the femur, the patella, the tibia, the metatarsus, and the tarsus

What does sedentary mean?

Tending to spend much time seated; somewhat inactive.

Why was Charlotte glad she was sedentary? (61)

Because being sedentary gives her a chance to think.

What are spinnerets?

Are organs (as of a spider or caterpillar) for producing threads of silk from the secretion of silk glands

What did the lamb say that made Wilbur cry?

He is the smelliest creature in the place

What does not Wilbur have to spin the web?

He does not have a set of spinnerets and know how.

When did Charlotte work on her ideas? (63) Why?

"When she is hanging head-down at the top of her web. Because the blood is in her head.

What was Charlotte's advice to Wilbur? Why did she give that advice? (64)

Build your self up, sleep well, stop worrying, chew your food, keep fit, do not lose your nerve. Because she wants Wilbur to never hurry and never worry.