The Fascinating World of Spiders

While the Darwin’s bark spider can construct an orb web spanning up to 25 metres using silk that ranks among the toughest natural fibres in the world, Portia, a genus of jumping spiders, is capable of leaping up to 50 times its own body length. Welcome to BBC EARTH! The world is an amazing place...

22 min - Nature & Wildlife - BBC Earth

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