| Itsy Bitsy Spider | |
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Other Names |
Incy Wincy Spider, Bloody Blooming Spider |
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First Appearance |
Folk song, first published in The Purple and White (Millsaps College), vol. 1, no. 15 (16 Apr. 1909) |
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Created by |
Folk song |
Origin[]
The Itsy Bitsy Spider, known as the Incy Wincy Spider in some regions and originally titled the Bloody Blooming Spider is the protagonist of a children's nursery rhyme known for attempting climb a waterspout outside of a house, before being washed out by a sudden bout of rain, then attempting again once the rain ends (seemingly going on in a perpetual loop) - in the original incarnation of the story, the Bloody Blooming Spider, it instead climbs up a spider-web. The song is typically told to and by children by using a hand pattern where fingers from both sides are touched together and alternated to resemble a spider walking.
Public Domain Appearances[]
All published appearances of the Itsy Bitsy Spider from before January 1, 1930 are public domain in the US.
Some notable appearances are listed below:
Public Domain Literary Appearances[]
- The Purple and White (Millsaps College), vol. 1, no. 15 (16 Apr. 1909)
- Camp and Camino in Lower California (1910)
- Proceedings of the Convention of the Indiana Sanitary and Water Supply Association (1912)
Notes[]
- This nursery rhyme was the inspiration for the name of the Marvel character Itsy Bitsy.
- Itsy Bitsy Spider is the twenty-third episode of the first season of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. in the episode, Zack must overcome his arachnophobia when Rita Repulsa sends her monster Spidertron to attack him.