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Beyond Bionic

Series 1

Episode 10: Darwin Bark Spider

First broadcast: on CBBC ChannelLatest broadcast: on CBBC HD

Andy Torbet discovers that the Madagascan rainforest-dwelling Darwin's bark spider might be tiny but has a truly epic power - it makes the world's toughest natural fibre and it uses it to make 25-metre-wide webs! To try to match this awesome arachnid, Andy is set the challenge of finding a way to fire a man-made rope to the top of a 30-metre-high building in Norway, before using top technology to help him climb it. Show less

Contributors

Presenter:
Andy Torbet
Executive Producer:
Annette Williams

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