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How spiders build their webs

Dr Beth Mortimer from the University of Oxford describes how genes control the behaviour of spiders and allow them to build their complex orb webs.

Video journalist: Jack Burgess
Radio producer: Rory Galloway

(Image: A spider at the centre of its web Credit: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ)

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