Spiders give you the heebie-jeebies?? Make the hair on the back of your neck stand up? You running off to grab a shoe even at the thought of one? Hairy, Scary, Stealthy, ‘Scuttlers’ and messy Cobweb-makers, that’s what you’re thinking right?

Ok, here’s the REAL, full, silken spider low down with Samuel John. How he went from shrieking, shoe-brandisher to big time spider lover. How Spiders are superb parents. How they produce crazy-valuable silk. How they are master-mind decision makers. How arachnophobia works and how humans actually have a rich history of spider appreciation and respect.

Take a listen to some incredible spider stories and some live, edge-of-the-seat, spider action witnessed while walking around in a busy Indian neighbourhood.

Also, this one’s got lots of laughs, guaranteed!


Show notes:

John's spider stories: https://www.spidersandthesea.com/writing

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/spiderwebs-explained?loggedin=true
https://www.science.org/content/article/spider-silk-five-times-stronger-steel-now-scientists-know-why
https://www.deccanherald.com/science-and-environment/jumping-killers-and-their-varied-webs-of-retreat-732025.html
https://news.mongabay.com/2018/02/webs-under-water-the-really-bizarre-lives-of-intertidal-spiders/

https://www.instagram.com/tigressontuktuk/?hl=en
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCth7fXVB3c1pRvz_ET8MrWg