Investigating spiders: life on a thread - for iPod/iPhone
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 University explains how advances in technology allow advances in scientific knowledge and understanding. This material forms part of The Open University course S204 Biology: uniformity and diversity.Podcasts
Investigating spiders: life on a thread
Published: March 26, 2010, 5:23 a.m.Duration: 1 minute
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Published: March 26, 2010, 5:23 a.m.Duration: N/A
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Investigating the biophysics of spiders
Published: May 26, 2008, 4:57 p.m.Duration: 6 minutes 32 seconds
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Published: May 26, 2008, 4:57 p.m.Duration: N/A
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Ballooning spiders
Published: May 16, 2008, 12:01 a.m.Duration: 4 minutes 57 seconds
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Published: May 16, 2008, 12:01 a.m.Duration: N/A
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Theseus the virtual spider
Published: May 15, 2008, 11:59 p.m.Duration: 2 minutes 48 seconds
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Published: May 15, 2008, 11:59 p.m.Duration: N/A
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Spiders' webs
Published: April 24, 2008, 8:55 p.m.Duration: 3 minutes 16 seconds
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Boating spiders
Published: April 24, 2008, 8:53 p.m.Duration: 6 minutes 21 seconds
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Published: April 24, 2008, 8:53 p.m.Duration: N/A
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Galloping spiders
Published: April 24, 2008, 8:52 p.m.Duration: 2 minutes 17 seconds
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Published: April 24, 2008, 8:52 p.m.Duration: N/A
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