I'd like you to cast your mind.

I'd like you to cast your mind back to the start of the very first episode.

You may remember that it was watching a spider using its web to catch its prey that first got me hooked on wildlife.

I was only about 11 years old at the time and now here I am some 20 years later exploring the

ways in which spider webs solve human problems

from remote sensing which is a process in which we get information about an object

from a distance to stopping paint from peeling off your walls.

Hi, I'm Patrick Aye and this is 30 Animals That Made A smarter

from the BBC World Service.

The podcast that reveals what animals have taught us

and how they've inspired some very clever designs.

I can't believe that we've already enjoyed episode number 30. I really hope you've enjoyed the series

and I'd just like to say a big thank you to all of you for listening, for sharing the

podcast and for all of your comments. We might have reached our 30th

episode but it's not over yet. There's this one of course and then we still have one more

to share with you. It's our live

end of season special recorded in front of an audience and it features a

scorpion, a tarantula and some of the best ideas that you have sent us.

I'll give you some more information about it and a little sneak preview a bit later. But now in this episode number 30, Spider and Remote Sensing, we'll discover how

Spider-Webbs have inspired some fascinating ideas about remote sensing and

could hold the answer when it comes to stopping paint from peeling.

Have you ever got up close? I mean really close to a spider's web and looked at the wonderful intricacy of the

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