Investigating spiders: life on a thread - for iPod/iPhone

Investigating spiders: life on a thread - for iPod/iPhone

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Whether you find spiders fearful or fascinating, they are to be admired for their web-spinning and prey-catching techniques, and the remarkable methods they use to move from one place to another. In this album, researchers in Denmark and the United States use an 8-legged robot and a virtual spider,…

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  • Mar 26, 2010 LATEST EPISODE
  • infrequent NEW EPISODES
  • 3m AVG DURATION
  • 14 EPISODES


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Investigating spiders: life on a thread

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2010 1:00


A short introduction to this album.

Transcript -- Investigating spiders: life on a thread

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2010


Transcript -- A short introduction to this album.

Investigating the biophysics of spiders

Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2008 6:32


David Robinson explains the difference between spiders and insects, and takes a close look at how technology allows us to learn more about thie behaviour.

Transcript -- Investigating the biophysics of spiders

Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2008


Transcript -- David Robinson explains the difference between spiders and insects, and takes a close look at how technology allows us to learn more about thie behaviour.

Theseus the virtual spider

Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2008 2:48


Transcript -- Theseus the virtual spider

Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2008


Spiders' webs

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2008 3:16


Transcript -- Spiders' webs

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2008


Transcript -- Biologist Fritz Vollrath disentangles the science of spiders’ webs.

Boating spiders

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2008 6:21


Transcript -- Boating spiders

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2008


Galloping spiders

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2008 2:17


Bio-physicist Bob Suter explains how some spiders gallop across the surface of water.

Transcript -- Galloping spiders

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2008


Transcript -- Bio-physicist Bob Suter explains how some spiders gallop across the surface of water.

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