Spider Myths

Scientists achieve self-assembly of genertically engineered spider silk fibre in insect cells: "For the first time anywhere, scientists from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and from Germany have succeeded in producing self-assembled spider web fibres under laboratory conditions, outside of the bodies of spiders. This fibre is significantly stronger than the silk fibre made by silkworms." (via Laputan Logic)

Rituals: A Fall Festival That Honors the Creepy-Crawly (reg req)

Play with a Flash-created spider