Spiders
Te Papa: The joy of spiders
While most of us run from, scream at or squish spiders Te Papa's bug man Phil Sirvid just loves them. Phil spends his life working with and identifying spiders for the national museum. Audio, Gallery
The Bugs are in the House
After a year it's time to find out what's taken up residence in Lincoln University's Bug Hotels Audio, Gallery
Trapdoor spider dinnertime
Vikki Smith introduces Alison Ballance to a trapdoor spider called Sweetheart - and you can hear the amazing sound of a spider chewing a beetle. Audio
To Catch a Trapdoor Spider
Trapdoor spiders live on mud banks in long silk-lined tunnels with a camouflaged trapdoor, and Vikki Smith has developed a cunning way of luring them out Audio
Tracking down venomous spiders from Mexico
People who have bought grapes imported from Mexico are being told to look out for webbing and egg sacks after venomous spiders were found. Audio
Grapes pulled from supermarkets after spiders found
Grapes have been pulled off supermarket shelves across the country after the discovery a number of what are thought to be poisonous spiders. Audio
Spider Chatter on the Web
Massey University zoologist Anne Wignall explains how web-building spiders use vibrations to communicate and to make sense of their world. Audio
Going on a Spider Hunt
The Bounty Islands are just bare rocks in a wild ocean, but nonetheless they are home to a large endemic spider - and no one has ever seen a mature male Audio
Bug Hotels
Landscape architecture students at Lincoln University have designed 'bug hotels' to try and encourage invertebrate biodiversity in urban areas Audio
Bug Hotels
Landscape architecture students at Lincoln University have designed 'bug hotels' to try and encourage invertebrate biodiversity in urban areas Audio
House Spiders
There are about 2000 spider species in New Zealand, but the spiders that are found around houses are likely to be an introduced species Audio
House Spiders
There are about 2000 spider species in New Zealand, but the spiders that are found around houses are likely to be an introduced species Audio
White tailed spider
The spider is waking from its winter sleep and making its presence felt in households up and down the country. Audio