Thanks to everyone who came along to the launch of Silk and Venom it was such a nice event and a lovely way to bring this book into the world! Thanks Caitlyn for being a stellar host!!!

‘Stronger than steel, stretchier than rubber’: the quest to harness the power of spider silk theguardian.com/books/2023/oct…

Scientists have been trying to harness the power of spider silk for centuries. My latest piece in the Guardian Australia traces some of the strange and beautiful ways people have tried 🕷🕸 #arachtober #silkandvenom

So happy to chat with Indira Naidoo on ABC Australia radio tonight about her journey to appreciate spiders. And who should turn up but Costa Georgiadis !!! So nice to chat with you both, I’m happy to talk spiders any time 🕷🕷🕷🕸🕸🕸

Such an honour to be a guest on Conversations with Richard Fidler on ABC Australia! It’s been an incredible week of bringing spider stories to Australia! @newsouthpub abc.net.au/listen/program…

Back for one last visit to Aunty on this whirlwind book launch week! I’ll be visiting booksellers this afternoon and then taking a rest! #silkandvenom

OK I was wrong in the last tweet — just ONE more trip in to see Aunty before I head home from this big week of sharing good spider stories! I’ll be on ABC Australia radio in Sydney at 9:30 to talk about spiders in your garden :) #silkandvenom

Thanks to the Good Reading Magazine podcast for having me on to share a few of the stories you'll find in Silk and Venom! 🕷️🕷️🕷️ goodreadingmagazine.com.au/podcasts/james…

If you're in Armidale come along next week to the local launch of 'Silk & Venom' including a science/halloween themed movie night! We'll be watching retro classic Eight Legged Freaks followed by a deluge of debunking spider myths! belgravecinema.com.au/Movie/Eight-Le…

Has #popculture affected the way we think about spiders? And could we use the powers of spider story telling for good? I’ve got a few thoughts in todays Spectrum SydneyMorningHerald smh.com.au/culture/tv-and…

Arthropod Photo of the Week: November 15, 2023 Jumping spider Colonus hesperus Araneae: Salticidae By Ian M. Wright, California, USA #arthropodPOTW

James O'Hanlon’s new book 'Silk and Venom: The Incredible Lives of Spiders' is a call to celebrate spiders instead of focusing on the surprise and terror they can evoke. Read #UQ venom researcher @insect_venomics's book review in The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand: brnw.ch/21wEOKl

For those in #SciComm who realise, as we do, that there’s very few awards in Australia to recognise great SciComm by SciComm pros - now’s your chance! Announced today: the ASC SciComm Awards now have several categories to start to fill this gap. asc.asn.au/blog/2024/04/1…

How do you feel about spiders? Whatever the answer this book is for you! Thanks to the wonderful team at Greystone Books Eight Legged Wonders is now on shelves in the US and UK! 🕷🕸😍

“Spiders are amazing animals who far too often get a bad rap because of hysterical and misleading public media” Marc Bekoff writes in Psychology Today about why we have an unfortunate relationship with these Eight Legged Wonders! psychologytoday.com/us/blog/animal…

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