Fantastic nature film from 1909 uses tiny mechanical arachnid to show how spiders fly

[pesco]

Originally published at: Fantastic nature film from 1909 uses tiny mechanical arachnid to show how spiders fly | Boing Boing

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[Papasan]

That was pleasing to my “spidey senses”.

[ficuswhisperer]

Video link for the BBS:

To Demonstrate How Spiders Fly (1909)

[iquitos46]

That was great to have created his “spider” and make it functional over a 100 years ago having zip for technology in the creation. Then he films the whole show! Wow that guy had some stuff going on. Amazing work!