A gaucho is a cowboy of the South American pampas. Gauchos are skilled horsemen and effective wielders of an odd weapon known as a bolas. The bolas is a stout cord to which they affix a heavy ball or ...
The celebrated naturalist discusses the resilience of nature and what unites us all. you suddenly realize that they are different. I remember very clearly making a film about a spider. This is called ...
Eberhard, William G. and Levi, Herbert W. 2006. "Camouflage and chemical defence in a bolas spider, Mastophora caesariata sp. n. (Araneae, Araneidae)." Bulletin of ...
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SPIDERS HAVE WALKED this earth since before the dinosaurs, and have been a source of fear, fascination, and inspiration throughout human history. This has a lot to do with the wonderful webs they ...