Podcast: Spider Web Strength — It’s More Than Just the Silk
The Tangled Web of Montana Spiders
Along Came a Spider
A reporter and mother goes from vaguely to acutely aware of black widow spiders after a bite in the garden.
Have No Fear
If spiders make you break out in a cold sweat, this course is for you.
In Search of Hairy Spiders
You’d think it would be impossible to link tarantulas with the idea of celebrating Christmas. But for commentator Sy Montgomery, it’s not a stretch.
Animal Note: Artificial Spider Silk
Living on Earth’s Maggie Villiger reports on how scientists are finally catching up with millions of years of spider evolution and manufacturing spider silk.
Animal Note: Knockout Spider
Living on Earth’s Maggie Villiger reports on the discovery that male funnel-web spiders release a knockout pheromone so they can safely mate with females.
