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J Exp Biol (2013) 216 (14): 2648–2657.
Published: 15 July 2013
...Fujia Chen; Thomas Hesselberg; David Porter; Fritz Vollrath SUMMARY Silk cocoons, constructed by silkmoths (Lepidoptera), are protective structural composites. Some cocoons appear to have evolved towards structural and material optimisation in order to sustain impact strikes from predators...