Spiders
Insects remarkably preserved in New Zealand amber
Amber is beautiful to look at - and it is also an incredible window into the prehistoric past. Audio
Insects remarkably preserved in New Zealand amber
Amber is beautiful to look at - and it is also an incredible window into the prehistoric past.
Audio'Spider bum parachutes' envelop North Island towns
Areas around the Coromandel have been draped in blankets of cobwebs as a result of last week's flooding. Video, Audio
Could spider venom help stroke recovery?
Dr Chris Smith of The Naked Scientists on a discovery by a team of Australian researchers which has found that the venom of one of the world's most dangerous spiders can protect brain cells after a… Audio
A bug's life: sex and fighting
Leilani Walker is a Doctoral student at the School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, where she researchers bug and spider behaviour. She'll give listeners a bug quiz, and answer… Video, Audio, Gallery
NZ spider thought to have fastest bite in the world.
International researchers have found that a New Zealand spider, the Zearchaea, is the world's fastest at snapping up prey with its jaws. Video, Audio
Te Papa: The joy of spiders
While most of us run from, scream at or squish spiders Te Papa's bug man Phil Sirvid just loves them. Phil spends his life working with and identifying spiders for the national museum. Audio, Gallery
The Bugs are in the House
After a year it's time to find out what's taken up residence in Lincoln University's Bug Hotels Audio, Gallery
The Bugs are in the House
After a year it's time to find out what's taken up residence in Lincoln University's Bug Hotels
AudioTrapdoor spider dinnertime
Vikki Smith introduces Alison Ballance to a trapdoor spider called Sweetheart - and you can hear the amazing sound of a spider chewing a beetle. Audio
Trapdoor spider dinnertime
Vikki Smith introduces Alison Ballance to a trapdoor spider called Sweetheart - and you can hear the amazing sound of a spider chewing a beetle.
AudioTo Catch a Trapdoor Spider
Trapdoor spiders live on mud banks in long silk-lined tunnels with a camouflaged trapdoor, and Vikki Smith has developed a cunning way of luring them out Audio
To Catch a Trapdoor Spider
Trapdoor spiders live on mud banks in long silk-lined tunnels with a camouflaged trapdoor, and Vikki Smith has developed a cunning way of luring them out
AudioTracking down venomous spiders from Mexico
People who have bought grapes imported from Mexico are being told to look out for webbing and egg sacks after venomous spiders were found. Audio
Grapes pulled from supermarkets after spiders found
Grapes have been pulled off supermarket shelves across the country after the discovery a number of what are thought to be poisonous spiders. Audio
Spider Chatter on the Web
Massey University zoologist Anne Wignall explains how web-building spiders use vibrations to communicate and to make sense of their world. Audio
Spider Chatter on the Web
Massey University zoologist Anne Wignall explains how web-building spiders use vibrations to communicate and to make sense of their world.
AudioGoing on a Spider Hunt
The Bounty Islands are just bare rocks in a wild ocean, but nonetheless they are home to a large endemic spider - and no one has ever seen a mature male Audio
Going on a Spider Hunt
The Bounty Islands are just bare rocks in a wild ocean, but nonetheless they are home to a large endemic spider - and no one has ever seen a mature male
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