The Brain Scoop
Spiders: The First Web Developers
"You can always out run a spider." - Petra Sierwald, associate curator of insects at the Field Museum. Scientists identified more than 45,000 species of spiders, and an enchanting video explains how they identify each species as unique....
Deep Look
For These Tiny Spiders, It's Sing or Get Served
Rejection is hard, especially if you're a male jumping spider! Life science scholars watch as the little spiders bust a move in an interesting video. Thanks to some amazing research, viewers can even hear the male's built-in beat box as...
ABCMouse
The Itsy Bitsy Spider
Out came the sun and — then what? A captivating music video adds western flair to the ever-favorite children's song, "The Itsy Bitsy Spider."
Be Smart
Why I'm Scared of Spiders
Eighty-four percent of people have an irrational fear. This video focuses on a fear of spiders. It explains the different types of fear, the conditioning that creates fear, and the evolutionary advantage to these fears. It doesn't just...
SciShow
The Most Venomous Animals in the World
The king cobra has enough venom to bring down an adult elephant. Video begins with a brief explanation of what venom is before exploring the most venomous animal in the world. It continues with examples of many venomous animals, how they...
Be Smart
Your Mom is LITERALLY Part of You!
You will always be on your mother's mind — literally, as it turns out. The video explains how cells pass between mother and child during pregnancy and how long these cells lasts. For up to 50 years after being born, you have cells from...
Sesame Street
Jim Parsons: Arachnid
Jim Parsons defines the meaning of arachnid in this entertaining video. He isn't sure of the meaning of the word and has to figure it out.
National Pest Managment Association
Pest World for Kids: Season 1: Episode 4
Learn about a variety of interesting pest stories like why are mice a menace, the three bees, and a spider zombie lunch. [3:09]
California Academy of Sciences
Ca Academy of Sciences: Charles Griswold: Chat With an Academy Entomologist
In this chat, Geoff discusses spiders at the Academy with entomologist Charles Griswold. [32:15]
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Why Spiders Don't Stick to the Web
William Eberhard, of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and the University of Costa Rica, and colleague Daniel Briceno film spiders in the lab, in the field and under a dissecting microscope to untangle this longstanding...
National Pest Managment Association
Pest World for Kids: Season 2: Episode 16
Learn about a variety of interesting pests like ants, traveling spiders, and the life of a mayfly! [3:30]
National Pest Managment Association
Pest World for Kids: Season 2: Episode 17
Learn about a variety of interesting pest habits like spiders' web-spinning, millipedes' antics, and rats' powerful chompers! [3:35]
California Academy of Sciences
Ca Academy of Sciences: Spiders in Action
An Academy scientist handles both female and male Zoropsis spinimana spiders. [1:07]
California Academy of Sciences
Ca Academy of Sciences: Spider Silk Technology
Daniel Widmaier, a researcher at UCSF, describes why spider silk is so valuable and how making it synthetically can be challenging. [3:22]
California Academy of Sciences
Ca Academy of Sciences: Golden Silk Orbweaver Feeding
Academy biologist Tessa provides a behind the scenes look to feeding golden silk orbweavers (Nephila clavipes), located on the Costa Rica level of the Rainforests of the World exhibit. Like its relatives in Madagascar, this spider weaves...
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr Videos: Skunk Bear: Spiders Tune Their Webs Like a Guitar
Pluck the silk of a spiderweb and it vibrates like a guitar string, scientists say. By strumming the strands and detecting the vibrations via sensors in its legs, a spider gets information about meals and mates. [1:18]