plˈætnɪks lˈeɪɾɚɹ ˌʌndɚtˈeɪkɪŋ ɪnvˈɑːlvd ðə ɡˈɑːblɪn spˈaɪdɚz ʌv ˈuːnəpˌɪdiː æz ɐ pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə plˈænɪtˌɛɹi bˌaɪoʊdaɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ˈɪnvəntˌoːɹi, ɐ pɹˈɑːdʒɛkt wˌɪtʃ ɪŋklˈuːdz saɪəntˈɪfɪk ˌɪnstɪtˈuːʃənz fɹʌm əkɹˌɑːs ðə wˈɜːld.
Platnick's later undertaking involved the goblin spiders of Oonopidae as a part of the Planetary Biodiversity Inventory, a project which includes scientific institutions from across the world.