- 1,639
- Episodes
- 625
- Transcribed
- 27
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2013
- First episode
- 1M
- YouTube views
About A Moment of Science
A Moment of Science is a daily audio podcast, public radio program and video series providing the scientific story behind some of life's most perplexing mysteries.
- Publisher
- Indiana Public Media
- Category
- science
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 8 Apr 2013
- Latest episode
- 20 Oct 2026
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20 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Slingshot Spider
19 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
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Slingshot Spider
Published 20 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] How so, Yael? The spider uses its web as a slingshot. It attaches a silken thread to the center of the web and to an anchor point somewhere behind it. Then it reels the central thread in, putting the web under tension and pulling it back into a cone. Then the spider waits at the center of the cone. When a tasty insect flies by, the spider releases the thread, and the spider and its web are flung forward like a stone from a slingshot. The unfortunate insect is entangled in the web, and the spider attacks. The insect becomes the spider's dinner. To catch an insect in flight, the slingshot must be really fast. […]
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- YouTube views
- 1,323,596
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.8 / 5
- 24 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 3 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 80 / 100
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- Quality
- 89
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 86
- Engagement
- 90
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