Spiders are rarely found as fossils. Its soft, fluffy bodies and crunchy outer layers decompose quickly. But now paleontologists are excited about the fossils of a museum, which under ultraviolet light show spiders with intricate details. Was there anything special in that place where they were picked up? Belinda Smith reports what scientists think may have happened 22 million years ago when it allowed spiders to be fossilized.
Journalist Belinda Smith
Presenter Robyn Williams
Producer David Fisher