Nature's mosquito net!

We all like spiders... right? We all want them to be stronger, larger and more impressive?

Well, it seems there are some amazing specimens out there in Madagascar, where an orb web has been found spanning a river by 80m.
Not only does the newly-discovered Darwin's Bark Spider take the prize for its sheer catchment area, but, according to scientists, its silk has, gram for gram, stronger properties than teflon!
Read about it here

Generally, as I always say, September is spider month in the UK. Great Tegenaria whoppers crawling about looking for their future spouses. There are also many, many cellar spiders around too at the moment.
The BBC's recent Lost Land of the Tiger featured the marvelous Dr George McGavin [alas very few spiders in the programme], although Dr McGavin did recently present a piece on the BBC's One Show, where he volunteered to be bitten by a female woodlouse spider. Rather him than me, but still.. fascinating.

Anyway, happy huntings and please don't squish housespiders.