And now the news
Another attempt to work out the exact composition of the orb spiders web silk (it is incredibly strong and flexible, its just nobody but small spiders know how to make it). n.b. pictures of spiders, normal bbc news stuff.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7709435.stm
And boldy going where no spider has boldy gone before:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/science/article5150946.ece
(those who have seen to many sci-fi movies where the little spider goes into space and gets bombarded with gamma rays might well want to get writing to Nasa now). Again picture, but very tame should not cause any alarm.
And a study on arachnophobia, that it is learnt behaviour and is down to an irrational fear of the plague:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/scienceandtechnology/science/sciencenews/3447214/Fear-of-spiders-emerged-in-times-of-the-plague.html
(no pictures)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7709435.stm
And boldy going where no spider has boldy gone before:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/science/article5150946.ece
(those who have seen to many sci-fi movies where the little spider goes into space and gets bombarded with gamma rays might well want to get writing to Nasa now). Again picture, but very tame should not cause any alarm.
And a study on arachnophobia, that it is learnt behaviour and is down to an irrational fear of the plague:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/scienceandtechnology/science/sciencenews/3447214/Fear-of-spiders-emerged-in-times-of-the-plague.html
(no pictures)