If spider’s webs are sticky enough to catch flies, then why don’t the spiders themselves stick to their own webs? The answer will surprise you, and so will the many other unexpected (and sometimes sexual) functions of a spider’s web. We uncover a 1970s computer simulation that suggests that even selfish organisms can work together to sustain life on our planet. And over to you, Jamaica, where 500 truckloads of sand were stolen in the greatest beach heist of all time.
the green room
