Episode 123 - Spiders

The Common Descent Podcast

Common Descent

Science, Education, Earth Sciences, Natural Sciences, Science:natural Sciences

4.8 • 764 Ratings

🗓️ 3 October 2021

⏱️ 121 minutes

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Summary

Spiders are among the most diverse, successful, and famous living groups of invertebrates. Today, they’re a worldwide assortment of fascinating predators, and their scarce fossil record provides hints of a history over 300 million years old. In this episode, we discuss the diversity and evolution of spiders, their varied lifestyles, and their most versatile and famous tool, silk. In the news: snake evolution, giant penguins, early American humans, and spider parents. Time markers:Intro & Announcements: 00:00:00News: 00:05:30Main discussion, Part 1: 00:35:00Main discussion, Part 2: 01:12:30Patron question: 01:53:30 Check out our blog for bonus info and pictures:http://commondescentpodcast.wordpress.com/ Join us on Patreon to support the podcast and enjoy bonus content! https://www.patreon.com/commondescentpodcast Or make a one-time donation via PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/4c68u4hp Find merch at the Common Descent Store! http://zazzle.com/common_descent Follow and Support us on: Twitter: https://twitter.com/CommonDescentPCFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/commondescentpodcastInstagram: @commondescentpodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCePRXHEnZmTGum2r1l2mduwPodBean: https://commondescentpodcast.podbean.com/ iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-common-descent-podcast/id1207586509?mt=2 The Intro and Outro music is “On the Origin of Species” by Protodome. More music like this at http://ocremix.org. Musical Interludes are "Professor Umlaut" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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0:00.0	You're listening to the Common Descent Podcast.
0:19.0	Hello, David. Hello, Will.
0:21.8	And hello, listeners.
0:25.9	Welcome to episode 123 of the Common Descent podcast.
0:26.9	One, two, three.
0:28.8	Today we are discussing spiders.
0:29.7	Spiders.
0:30.5	Spiders.
0:32.4	Just in time for the month of October.
0:33.0	Yes. A group of animals traditionally, if sometimes unfairly, associated with spookiness.
0:38.8	Yes.
0:39.4	Spiders often get a reputation for being spooking.
0:41.6	And it's one of those where I always want to defend them because I love spiders, but also,
0:46.4	like, they are little, like, miniature monsters for the insect world.
0:51.0	Yeah.
0:51.3	They are, and they are creepy.
0:53.3	I get it.
0:54.0	Yeah. I get it. No. I get it. Yeah.
0:54.4	I get it.
0:54.9	No, I get it.
0:55.5	There's too many eyes.
0:56.1	There's too many legs.
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