Jumping spiders with Trinity Walls
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Support Planet B612 on Patreon: https://patreon.com/juliesworld In this episode, we’ll learn all about spiders, specifically jumping spiders, and wolf spiders, with Arachnologist, Trinity Walls! (0:01:09) Loving and studying spiders: The journey. (0:02:51) Wolf spiders and their shining eyes.  (0:04:43) Spider hairs: How spiders sense prey and predators. (0:05:41) Wolf spiders vs Jumping spiders: The key differences.  (0:07:40) The eyes of a jumping spider. (0:08:48) Are jumping spiders venomous? (0:10:00) The diet of a jumping spider. (0:10:57) Spider cannibalism.  (0:11:57) Female spiders: Larger and longer lived. (0:13:21) Mating choice in jumping spiders: An interesting field of study. (0:17:25) Different colours in female spiders: An unsolved mystery.  (0:20:02) Jumping spider's jumps: The how and the why.  (0:21:51) The mating dance of male spiders. (0:22:47) Peacock spiders and Paradise spiders. (0:24:57) Do spiders dream? (0:25:35) The cognitive abilities of spiders. (0:27:09) Spider silk. (0:28:14) Wolf spiders and other uses for silk. (0:29:11) The effect of water on spider silk and webs. (0:30:41) Behavioural ecology and spiders. (0:31:47) Spiders and the winter season. (0:33:42) Climate change and its effect on spiders. (0:36:31) Arachnophobia: Why are spiders seen as the villians?  (0:40:45) How to properly relocate a spider. (0:41:23) Spider bites: The myths vs reality. (0:43:32) Dealing with spider webs in the home. (0:45:30) Science communication and outreach. (0:47:30) Girls and the study of spiders. (0:49:20) Dance and the Bachata. (0:52:04) Getting out of your head with dance. (0:53:19) The PhD defense and what's coming next. Follow Trinity on Twitter: https://twitter.com/trinitywalls9 Visit Planet B612 on the web: http://planetb612.fm/ Follow Planet B612 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PlanetB612fm
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