Spider glue's sticky secret revealed by new genetic research

Sarah Stellwagen, University of Maryland, Baltimore County



What do all of the over 45,000 described spider species on Earth have in common? Each makes at least one type of silk. And there are an awful lot of types out there.



An individual orb weaving spider – the kind that spins the classic two-dimensional aerial spiral webs that seem to always be suspended at human face-height – can produce seven different silks, each with unique material properties.



Dragline silk forms the frame of more here https://logicalscience.com/2019/06/spider-glues-sticky-secret-revealed-by-new-genetic-research/

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