July 30, 2025 12pm to 1pm
Free for members; $5 for non-members
Join Bay Nature and spider expert Trinity Walls for a Bay Nature Talk about jumping spiders, inspired by our Summer 2025 piece about these miniature but mighty arachnids on Wednesday, July 30 from 12pm - 1pm. This talk will cover Trinity's research on mating in Phidippus jumping spider species, fascinating behavior that is specific to jumping spiders, and debunking several spider myths that have circulated for decades. We'll talk about some of the newest findings from other jumping spider specialists as well and the implications those findings have for other animals and for us as humans. There will be time for questions, and you might just see a spider guest or two on screen as well!
Meet the speaker:
Trinity is a PhD candidate at the University of California Berkeley studying mating behavior, communication, and hybridization in jumping spiders. She grew up in North Carolina and has always been fascinated by multi-legged critters. Trinity is passionate about science communication and travels around the world learning new techniques to boost her spider outreach activities which she conducts all over the East Bay. When Trinity is not doing research, she is dancing to salsa or bachata music, singing, or searching for spiders for fun. She's your friendly neighborhood arachnologist!