Cosmic Critters: The Spiders Who Spun Webs in Space
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In this out-of-this-world episode of Wildly Curious, Katy Reiss and Laura Fawks Lapole unravel the story of two unexpected astronauts: Anita and Arabella, the garden spiders launched aboard Skylab 3 in 1973.
🕸️ Can spiders spin webs in zero gravity?
🕷️ How do they adapt without gravity to guide them?
🛰️ What can eight-legged astronauts teach us about behavior and resilience in space?
Anita and Arabella weren’t just part of a quirky science experiment—they were pioneers in understanding how instinctual behavior and motor coordination function in microgravity. From chaotic silk…
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