Gothamist: See Ya Spidey

spiderz

Sun, 06 May 2007 21:53:43 -0500

While, technically speaking, entomology is the study of insects; and spiders are arachnids and not insects; the term is often broadened to include spiders (and other forms of zoological life like worms for example). As it happens, Norm Platnick (above) in in the Dept of Entomology at AMNH even though he is an Arachnologist.

adm

Sat, 05 May 2007 12:53:50 -0500

the critics are right. the movie is a bit of a disappointment. the first half is good, the second half kind of goes off the rails. a lot of unmet potential with the symbiote/venom storyline. that said, i'm not much of an arachnologist.

KevinWalsh

Sat, 05 May 2007 09:56:55 -0500

>>>Tobey Maguire got a big creature placed on his arm at AMNH by entymologist and curator Norm Platnick Hate to jump on the ol' Gothamist spelling train, but the correct spelling is entomologist. An etymologist studies word histories, while an entomologist studies bugs. Now, I'm not sure if you can call somebody who studies spiders an entomologist, since spiders are not insects... www.forgotten-ny.com