What do spiders and astronauts have in common? No... not freeze dried ice cream. Both spiders and astronauts boldly launch into the unknown! In the air above us, spiders use the air like a highway - floating around like astronauts in zero gravity.

When Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980, arachnid experts at the Burke Museum made incredible calculations about some super special spider species. Leap in to meet the tiny spider adventurers who proved they could overcome tremendous odds.

 

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