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Deep Look | The Curious Webspinner Insect Knits a Cozy Home | Season 6 | Episode 20 | PBS

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To protect herself and her eggs, female webspinners shoot super-fine silk from their front feet. They weave the strands to build a shelter that serves as a tent, umbrella and invisibility cloak. But shooting silk from her feet requires her to moonwalk to get around.

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