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J Exp Biol (2023) 226 (10): jeb245286.
Published: 12 May 2023
... interactions through locomotion, safety factors did not increase significantly after ecdysis in O. castelnaui ; however, they increased following ecdysis in O. monilis and S. krisalys . Clinging ability before and after ecdysis was highly variable (three out of nine individuals exhibited lower clinging...
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J Exp Biol (1986) 125 (1): 309–318.
Published: 1 September 1986
... force of 0·33 ± 0·01 N. The total maximum bite force is therefore about 3·3 N, only 10% being contributed by the internal adductors. The safety factor of both internal and external systems is about 2. The mean sarcomere length of half-contracted fibres of the external adductor muscles was 11· 62 ± 0·11...
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J Exp Biol (1985) 116 (1): 141–151.
Published: 1 May 1985
..., Brunel University, Uxbridge, UB8 3PH. 10 10 1984 © 1985 by Company of Biologists 1985 Safety factors spider drag-lines spider silk Meta segmentata Alexander (1981) argued that if an animal skeleton is too weak it is likely to break in use, but if it is too strong...