Tag: spider
Ask Theory Podcast Ep. 157: Of Six-Eyed Spiders And Taxonomic Tasks
Hosted by EIC Mikael Angelo Francisco, Ask Theory shines the spotlight on Pinoy scientific brilliance, in a fun and entertaining…
This myth about spiders and sleep isn’t true (thankfully)
If you’ve been on the internet long enough, you’ve probably read this not-so-fun fact: The average person, while asleep, swallows…
This spider was discovered by accident – and named after a badass Pinay
•For the first time in 127 years, researchers described a new masteriine spider species from the Philippines. •The researchers named…
Amazing spiders, man: The science of super-strong spider silk
•Pound for pound, spider silk has as much tensile strength as steel, but is also especially tough and stretchy. •There…
Bunny? Doggo? Spider? Totoro? Seriously, what is this little guy?
Meet the bunny harvestman, a fascinating arachnid found in the Amazon rainforest of eastern Ecuador. At first glance, this strange…
