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A media package is available containing high-resolution image files and video: download here (200MB zip). Contact info@beatymuseum.ubc.ca for more information.

 
Video:
The logistics of doing field work in Papua New Guinea involved helicopters, supply drops, field camps, and lots of trekking through the jungle. Watch as Dr. Maddison documents one stage of his journey from Wanakipa to the main field site.
Though not from Papua New Guinea, this footage from Dr. Maddison shows a pair of spiders of the species Habronattus coecatus, in which the male is doing a courtship dance.
How do you document tiny spiders when you're in an isolated field camp? Watch this video to find out. The camera is a simple waterproof digital camera with a lens glued onto it: crude but sturdy and good enough to document the species.
Dr. Maddison also shot video of the spiders in the camp. See several different types of spiders in action in this video: the genera are Agorius (looks like an ant!), Coccorchestes (looks like a beetle!), Leptathamas (looks like a bird dropping!), Chalcolecta, and Diolenius.

 

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