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Why Don't Spiders Stick to Their Webs? (2017x252)
Date de diffusion: Oct 26, 2017
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When a spider makes an orb web, each line is actually comprised of at least two or more threads, and in fact, the supporting threads, radiating spokes and hub are all made from silk that is not sticky.
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Sources:
http://www.conservationinstitute.org/10-of-the-worlds-largest-spiders/
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1314864/Worlds-biggest-spider-web-stretches-80-feet-river.html
http://www.askabiologist.org.uk/answers/viewtopic.php?id=3890
http://texasento.net/Social_Spider.htm
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/invertebrates/facts/factsheets/goliathbirdeatingtarantula.cfm
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2569883/Man-dies-rare-SPIDER-BITE-fatality-clung-life-six-months.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2017600/Man-dies-weeks-bitten-19-times-black-widow-spider.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2017600/Man-dies-weeks-bitten-19-times-black-widow-spider.html
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