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NOVA

Season 6 · Episode 12

Life on a Silken Thread

0.055mOctober 9, 1979

Sinister, sometimes even deadly, spiders have little popular appeal; yet their silken webs are among nature's loveliest creations. NOVA takes a close-look in slow motion, as spiders reveal a delicate grace and beauty, and an amazing array of lifestyles.

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Episodes

Episode 1Black Tide
Episode 2Long Walk Of Fred Young
Episode 3A World Of Difference
Episode 4Cashing In On The Ocean
Episode 5Patterns From The Past
Episode 6The Invisible Flame
Episode 7The End Of The Rainbow
Episode 8The Beersheva Experiment
Episode 9Einstein
Episode 10The Keys Of Paradise
Episode 11A Plague on our Children
Episode 12Life on a Silken Thread
Episode 13Sweet Solutions
Episode 14Race for the Gold
Episode 15All Part of the Game
Episode 16India: Machinery of Hope
Episode 17The Bridge that Spanned the World
Episode 18Termites to Telescopes
Episode 19Blindness: Five Points of Views