Spider Webs | Jupiter@Nite | 9.22.10

Published: Sept. 23, 2010, 6:09 a.m.

b'Let\\u2019s cut to the chase here \\u2014 spiders are creepy as hell! And none of the Jupiter Team would likely be caught dead staring at enough pictures of them, to do research for a show about them. BUT, their webs are another story. Even though these silky tendrils are produced from the butts of our fearsome nemesis, we still find them fascinating. Tonight we\\u2019ll discuss some of the amazing properties of spider webs in detail, as well as let you in on some scary genetic research currently being performed to produce it artificially for human use.'