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Resilient silk captures prey in black widow cobwebs

S. Argintean, J. Chen, M. Kim, Andrea Moore

Applied Physics A · 2005 · 38 citations · 7 references

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Liquid crystalline spinning of spider silk

Fritz Vollrath, David P. Knight · Nature · 2001 · 1.6K citations

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The molecular structure of spider dragline silk: Folding and orientation of the protein backbone

Jacco D. van Beek, Fritz Vollrath, Beat H. Meier · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2002 · 501 citations

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The Physical Properties of Spider’s Silk and Their Role in the Design of Orb-Webs

Mark W. Denny · Journal of Experimental Biology · 1976 · 350 citations

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Spider Webs and Silks

Fritz Vollrath · Scientific American · 1992 · 202 citations

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Untangling the Tangle-Web: Web Construction Behavior of the Comb-Footed Spider Steatoda triangulosa and Comments on Phylogenetic Implications (Araneae: Theridiidae)

Suresh P. Benjamin, Samuel Zschokke · Journal of Insect Behavior · 2002 · 58 citations

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