Posts Tagged ‘spiders’

Assassin Spiders

Monday, March 11th, 2013
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This super family of spiders allow researchers to look millions of years in Earth’s past.

How Science Works

Tuesday, November 6th, 2012
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How does science work? Kind of like a pinball machine. Check it out! The Academy’s Charles Griswold takes us through the process of science with an exciting new spider discovery.

Attack of the Ancient Spider

Thursday, October 11th, 2012
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“Will you walk into my parlor?” said the Spider to the… Wasp?

Trogloraptor

Thursday, August 23rd, 2012
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There’s a new, unusual spider in town!

Spider Mating

Monday, February 6th, 2012
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Male spiders will go to extraordinary measures to avoid being eaten after mating.

Creepy Spiders

Monday, October 31st, 2011
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Happy Halloween! We thought we’d get you in the mood with some really creepy spiders—Lycosoidea.

Chivalrous Arthropods

Friday, October 21st, 2011
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A cricket and a spider prove that chivalry isn’t dead, even if it is for selfish reasons…

Spider Silk Technology

Wednesday, November 24th, 2010
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A local researcher describes why spider silk is so valuable and how making it synthetically can be challenging.

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