About this episode

This episode discusses the use of spider silk as a versatile material for building and repairing bird nests.

A flexible, resilient material for construction and repair.

Topics covered

• spider silk
• bird nests
• construction
• repair
• natural materials

Keywords

• spider silk
• bird nests
• construction material
• repair
• flexible
• resilient

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BirdNote

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