...Thomas Hesselberg; Fritz Vollrath SUMMARY Detailed information on web geometry and the material properties of the various silks used enables the function of the web’s different structures to be elucidated. In this study we investigated the non-sticky spiral in Nephila edulis webs, which...

... may also adjust the protein of silk to prey variations. A comparison of dragline silks collected from nine giant wood spider Nephila pilipes populations in Taiwan showed a spatial variation. The percentage of all amino acids (except alanine and glycine)exhibited significant differences among...