14 episodes

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.

Investigating spiders: life on a thread - for iPad/Mac/PC 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 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.

    Investigating spiders: life on a thread

    Investigating spiders: life on a thread

    A short introduction to this album.

    • 1 min
    Transcript -- Investigating spiders: life on a thread

    Transcript -- Investigating spiders: life on a thread

    A short introduction to this album.

    Investigating the biophysics of spiders

    Investigating the biophysics of spiders

    David Robinson explains the difference between spiders and insects, and takes a close look at how technology allows us to learn more about thie behaviour.

    • 6 min
    Transcript -- Investigating the biophysics of spiders

    Transcript -- Investigating the biophysics of spiders

    David Robinson explains the difference between spiders and insects, and takes a close look at how technology allows us to learn more about thie behaviour.

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    Ballooning spiders

    Ballooning spiders

    Bio-physicist Bob Suter goes spider hunting in a hot air balloon.

    • 4 min
    Transcript -- Ballooning spiders

    Transcript -- Ballooning spiders

    Bio-physicist Bob Suter goes spider hunting in a hot air balloon.

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