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

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

The Open University

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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, high-speed photography, a hot air balloon and a rowing boat to explore the biophysics of spiders. In the audio track, Dr David Robinson of The Open Un...Read More
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Investigating spiders: li...

26 Mar 2010 | 01 min

Investigating spider...

26 Mar 2010 | 01 min

Investigating the biophys...

26 May 2008 | 06 mins 32 secs

Investigating the bi...

26 May 2008 | 06 mins 32 secs

Ballooning spiders

16 May 2008 | 04 mins 57 secs

Ballooning spiders

16 May 2008 | 04 mins 57 secs

Theseus the virtual spide...

15 May 2008 | 02 mins 48 secs

Theseus the virtual ...

15 May 2008 | 02 mins 48 secs

Spiders' webs

24 Apr 2008 | 03 mins 16 secs

Spiders' webs

24 Apr 2008 | 03 mins 16 secs

Boating spiders

24 Apr 2008 | 06 mins 21 secs

Boating spiders

24 Apr 2008 | 06 mins 21 secs

Galloping spiders

24 Apr 2008 | 02 mins 17 secs

Galloping spiders

24 Apr 2008 | 02 mins 17 secs