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... is probably closer to the stress applied by the spider during web building. * Author for correspondence ( [email protected] ) 30 11 2012 18 6 2012 © 2012. 2012 orb web Nephila silk material properties finite element analysis pre-stresses non-sticky spiral...

... et al., 2004 ). However, in addition to flowers and pollinator insects, orb-web spiders such as Argiope also participate in this communication system and exploit the insect/plant communication. We suggest that the visual sensory system of insects not only drives the evolution of angiosperm floral...

...Todd A. Blackledge; Cheryl Y. Hayashi SUMMARY Orb-web weaving spiders depend upon the mechanical performance of capture threads to absorb the energy of flying prey. Most orb-weavers spin wet capture threads with core fibers of flagelliform silk. These threads are extremely compliant and extensible...

...Mark A. Townley; Edward K. Tillinghast; Christopher D. Neefus SUMMARY The sticky spiral of araneoid spider orb webs consists of silk fibers coated with adhesive droplets. The droplets contain a variety of low-molecular-mass compounds (LMM). Within a species, a fairly consistent ratio of LMM...