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Bookmark or Share- Spider silk is five times stronger than steel—now ... - ScienceTo find out how most spider silk is five times stronger than steel, scientists analyzed the silk that venomous brown recluse spiders use to create their ground webs and hold their eggs, using an atomic force microscope.
- How Do Spiders Make Silk? | Live ScienceThe silk that spiders produce is five to six times stronger than high-grade steel by weight, and is stronger than any known natural or synthetic fiber on Earth.
- Ask Smithsonian: How Do Spiders Make Their Webs?December 3, 2015. Spiders are skillful engineers, gifted with amazing planning skills and a material that allows them to precisely design rigorous and functional webs. The material—spider...
- Fourteen Ways That Spiders Use Their Silk | SmithsonianSpider silk is a wonder material that, weight for weight, is stronger than steel, tougher than Kevlar and can be more elastic than rubber. It’s also flexible and antimicrobial. Scientists have...
- Spiderwebs and spider silk, explained - National GeographicSeptember 12, 2019. • 10 min read. Spider silk is one of the most versatile materials on Earth. Actually a protein created by special organs known as spinnerets, spider silk can be used for...
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