The Nature of Things · SEASON 46
Tarantula: Australia's King of Spiders
Episode 1 · 2005-08-31

- Documentary
Episode overview
The hair-raising journey to discover the secret lives of these ancient crawlers. They have been roaming our planet for more than 350 million years and survived to become the giants of the spider kingdom. And they have a reputation to match – their name alone provokes fear and loathing.
Season 46 episodes
1. Tarantula: Australia's King of Spiders2005-08-31
2. Nature Bites Back: The Case of the Sea Otter2005-09-14
3. Earth Energy2005-10-19
4. Change of Heart2005-10-26
5. The Secret Life of Babies2005-11-02
6. Tsepong: A Clinic Called Hope2005-11-09
7. Port Hope: A Question of Power2005-11-16
8. Everyday Einstein2006-06-18
9. Homo Sapiens: The Rise of Our Species (Pt.1)2006-06-25
10. Homo Sapiens: The Rise of Our Species (Pt. 2)2006-07-02
11. Ghosts of Futures Past: Tom Berger in the North2006-07-09
12. Blue Buddha: Lost secrets of Tibetan Medicine2006-07-16
13. Beetalker: The Secret World of Bees2006-07-23
14. Cuba: The Accidental Revolution (Pt. 1)2006-07-30
15. Cuba: The Accidental Revolution (Pt. 2)2006-08-06
16. When Less Is More2006-08-13
17. Stephen Lewis: The Man Who Couldn't Sleep2006-12-06
18. Wild Caribbean: Hurricane Hell2007-06-10
19. Build Green2007-06-17
20. Wild Caribbean: Reefs and Wrecks2007-06-24
21. Wild Caribbean: Treasure Island2007-07-22
22. Wild Caribbean: Secret Shores2007-07-29
23. Cuttlefish – The Brainy Bunch2007-08-12
24. Mystery of the Giant Sloths Cave2007-08-19
25. Geologic Journey: The Great Lakes2007-09-09
26. Geologic Journey: The Rockies2007-09-16
27. Geologic Journey: The Canadian Shield2007-09-23
28. Geologic Journey: The Appalachians2007-09-30
29. Geologic Journey: The Atlantic Coast2007-10-07