I certainly wasn't the kind of kid that grew up collecting bugs and spiders.

Cheryl and spiders: It kind of just goes together now.

I always like jumping spiders. They're just so darn cute.

You don't work with spiders very long before you start noticing how important silk is to their life and just how special that is for spiders.

It's like the spiders are sharing an ancient secret with me, and that's why I'm going to spend the rest of my life studying spider silk.

The very first thing on the docket is to have the opportunity to travel to look at spiders in other parts of the world. I know there are really cool silks out there.