How spider anatomy and thread configuration shape the stickiness of cribellar prey capture threads

Journal of Arachnology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 10-19

  Opell, Brent D ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cribellum; Spigot number; Thread stickiness

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; DICTYNIDAE; FILISTATIDAE; KUKULCANIA HIBERNALIS; ULOBORIDAE; ULOBORUS;

EID: 0036018633     PISSN: 01618202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1636/0161-8202(2002)030[0010:HSAATC]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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