Nature - Webs of Intrigue

1994. Enter the world of an ancient creature that has become an expert weaver, a consummate hunter, and with more than 30,000 faces - a master of adaptation. Over millions of years spiders have developed numerous methods of capturing prey and spinning a common orb web is just one of them. In this Emmy Award-winning program, youll witness these expert weavers and hunters in action! Meet the giant Nephila spider whose enormous web can trap small birds the Dolomedes spider that plunges underwater to fish out a meal and the ogre-faced spider that ambushes and traps its victims in a silken net stretched between its legs. And watch a male St. Andrews cross spider risk life and limb to court a hungry mate. Your curiosity about weavers of wonders is sure to be ensnared by WEBS OF INTRIGUE.