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Our Changing World for Thursday 9 February 2023

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  • The sex life of spiders

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    A headtorch lights up a patch of grass and ferns on which is a large nusery web woven by a large brown female spider that is sitting on top of the web.

    5:00 AM.They can hunt, they can fish, they build little nurseries for their babies. Oh and some of them also engage in a bit of sexual cannibalism. Claire Concannon goes on a nighttime stroll in Kirikiriroa… Read more Audio

  • Bonus: Bug of the Year 2023 causing lab tension

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    Chrissie reaches into a bush with a jar while Simon watches. It's night-time and the pair are lit by torches as they kneel on long grass.

    4:59 AM.With the Bug of the Year 2023 competition coming to the closing stages, it's not surprising that things are getting heated. In this breaking news story we learn how voting preferences have caused a… Read more Audio

  • Previous Episode: Thursday, 2 February 2023
  • Next Episode: Thursday, 16 February 2023
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