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Spider silk is thinner than hair and works in cold—scientists explain how it’s made
A single strand of spider dragline silk is roughly five times thinner than a human hair. Drop it into liquid nitrogen at ...
We take a look at just how spiders make their silk. Did you know they can make different fibre strengths for different tasks?
Just like some people, there are arachnids out there that prefer to pick up their takeout meals, including the aptly named slingshot spider (Theridiosoma gemmosum). Scientists have just figured out ...
The number of times I have walked into a spider web is pretty comical. At first, I saw them as a nuisance during my forest adventures, but upon a closer look with my macro lens, I began to notice that ...
Meet Dr. Hannah Wood, an entomologist at the National Museum of Natural History. Find out how trap-jaw spiders prey on insects using a combination of stealth and power-amplified snapping jaws.
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