Orb-Weavers: Web Masters of the Spider World
When:
Tuesday, Oct 31, 2017 9:00a -
5:00p
Where:
Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Admission:
$Standard Museum Admission.
Categories:
Kid Friendly, University
Event website:
https://hmnh.harvard.edu/orb-weavers-web-masters-spider-world
Start off your Halloween with The Harvard Museum of Natural History's brand new exhibit, Orb Weavers: Web Masters of the Spider World! The familiar spiral web of orb-weaving spiders is simultaneously a key evolutionary milestone, an engineering marvel, and a work of art. Surprising new research suggests that this seemingly complex design has been repurposed, and may even have been wholly reinvented in different spider groups, over 140 million years of evolution. Combining specimens from the Harvard collection, stunning photography, and multimedia technology, Orb-Weavers: Masters of the Spider World is a small, special exhibit in the Arthropods Gallery that will examine the evolution of the orb web and explore how capture strategies used by its arachnid builders have shaped web design.