The Expedition Report podcast series offers an insider’s look at what it’s like to live and work in the field. In this episode, curator emeritus Norman Platnick discusses his trek through the highly diverse habitats of Chile in search of spider species found nowhere else in the world.

To learn more about spiders, visit the American Museum of Natural History's Spiders Alive! exhibit, open through November 2, 2014.

Watch videos about Dr. Platnick's research here: http://bit.ly/1o9coWH

Music by Podington Bear from FreeMusicArchive.org.

Sound effects from SoundBible and FreeSound.org.