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Andy Torbet tries to match the skills of some of the most incredible animals in the world.

Andy Torbet attempts to match the skills of some of nature's super heroes in a series of daring challenges. In every episode he goes up against a new animal.

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Andy Torbet

Katherine Ryan

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Beyond Bionic: Series 1: Episode 10: Darwin Bark Spider

Darwin Bark Spider

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Episode 10: Darwin Bark Spider

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Andy Torbet goes Beyond Bionic to take on the silk-spinning Darwin's bark spider.

Andy Torbet takes on the web-slinging Darwin's bark spider, which spins the world's toughest natural fibre. Can Andy fire his own silk to climb a 30-metre tower?

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.

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Andy Torbet attempts to match the skills of some of nature's superheroes in a series of daring challenges. In every episode he goes up against a new animal.

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