3-Minute Insect Essential #34 from the INSECT NEWS NETWORK
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BUGS IN TECHNOLOGY – Today: Spiders (INN #34). This is Cultural Entomology at its best! To hear the full broadcast, visit www.insectnewsnetwork.com and type in number 34 - that's pound 34 - in the search bar. And be sure to Join the Insect Tribe! Sign up for our newsletter, the Periodical Buzz.
On this episode I look at Bugs in Technology and start off with the Arachnids. From silky smooth inventions that are poised to revolutionize surgical silk, to thermoconducting silk, to bird-safe automative innovations, spiders continue to surprise and astound both the scientists and the non-scientist alike.
I also share a field report from INN correspondent Jared Heifetz and his review of the tattoo expo in San Francisco (lots of spider tattoos there).