Biomechanics: Rain yields tougher spider silks

Ingi Agnarsson

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2023.11.058

Biomechanics: Rain yields tougher spider silks

Ingi Agnarsson

Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences

University of Iceland

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Broad ecological sampling of spider silks from multiple species shows that the biomechanical properties of spider silk reflect the habitat in which their orb webs are built. Silk toughness is highest in habitats with dense rain.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	R30-R33
Journal	Current Biology
Volume	34
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2023.11.058
Publication status	Published - 8 Jan 2024

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