Floods in Wagga Wagga Australia Provoke Extremely Wide Spiderwebs
Escaping spiders are fleeing the floods in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia, by moving to higher ground and building massive networks of interconnected spiderwebs,…
Arachnids
European Cave Spiders Produce Extremely Stretchable Silk
Researchers have discovered that the European cave spider (Meta menardi) has some of the most stretchable spider silk, which can elongate up to 7.5 times…
Smart Spider Silk Might Lead to Carbon Nanotubes Strong Enough for Space Elevators
It’s a well-known fact that spider silk is stronger than steel and tougher than Kevlar, yet flexible enough to be made into a variety of…