Why Do Spiders Have Eight Legs?

But Why: A Podcast for Curious Kids

Vermont Public

Nature, Language, Kids & Family, Science

4.4 • 4.9K Ratings

🗓️ 5 June 2020

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Why don't spiders stick to their own webs? How do spiders walk up walls and on ceilings without falling? Why do spiders have eight legs and eight eyes? How do they make webs? And silk? What's a cobweb? How do spiders eat? And why are daddy long legs called daddy long legs when they have to have a female to produce their babies?! We're talking spiders today with arachnologist Catherine Scott.

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0:00.0	This is But Why, a podcast for curious kids produced at Vermont Public Radio.
0:27.6	Who send us the questions and we find the answers?
0:30.7	I'm Jane Lindholm and I host the show.
0:33.3	Today we're covering something that almost everyone has at least some experience with.
0:38.5	Spiders.
0:39.5	Now, a lot of people have the wrong idea about spiders.
0:42.7	They think spiders are creepy or scary or out to bite you just for the heck of it.
0:47.9	But not you, you curious but wild listeners, you have sent us lots of questions about spiders,
0:53.2	so it's clear you are eager to learn more about these remarkable creatures.
0:57.4	Today we're bringing back an episode we did in 2018 all about spiders because we think
1:02.2	some of you may have missed it the first time around.
1:05.4	And even if you didn't, it's worth another listen.
1:08.4	But first we wanted to let you know about something that is new.
1:11.7	We have brand new coloring pages to pair with some of our episodes, including this one.
1:17.1	There's a beautiful illustration of different kinds of spiders by Hillary and Love Glass
1:21.8	to go along with this episode.
1:24.1	You can have an adult help you print it out and then color while you listen.
1:28.2	All of our coloring pages are at butwhykids.org.
1:32.9	Back to spiders, here to help answer your questions is Catherine Scott.
1:37.4	She's an arachnologist.
1:39.7	What's an arachnologist?
1:41.1	Well, it's someone who studies arachnids.
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