The Infinite Monkey Cage — Australia’s Scary Spiders

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Australia’s Scary Spiders

The Infinite Monkey Cage

Brian Cox and Robin Ince end their Australian science adventure with an episode all about spiders. They are joined by ecologists Dieter Hochuli and Mariella Herberstein and comedian Claire Hooper. They learn about the strange physiology of spiders, including skin shedding, weaving sperm webs and having hundreds of…

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