Watch a Giant Spider Expertly Wrap a Dragonfly in Silk

The dexterity of this black wood spider is remarkable. A large dragonfly had already gotten caught in her web, and she had ...

Here’s How a Spider Makes Silk 10 Times Tougher Than Kevlar

Spider silk is one of the strongest materials in nature. Because of this, silk has been used in battle to protect warriors ...
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Spider Silk Is Stronger Than You Think—Here’s What It Can Do

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 ...
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Triangle weaver spider's web uses spring-loaded mechanism to move faster than muscle

Different species of spiders produce different silks that serve different purposes, from floating on air to cradling eggs. The triangle weaver spider, Hyptiotes cavatus, weaves and holds a three-sided ...
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Spider silk evolution and 400 million years of spinning, waiting, snagging, and mating Leslie Brunetta, Catherine L. Craig

A timeline of the spider fossil record -- Fossils -- Living fossils -- Chance and change -- Outward and upward -- Triumph over thin air -- Small changes, big benefits -- Spinning, running, jumping, ...