The effect of insect surface features on the adhesion of viscous capture threads spun by orb-weaving spiders

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 210, Issue 13, 2007, Pages 2352-2360

  Opell, Brent D ^a   Schwend, Harold S ^b  

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

^b VIRGINIA MARYLAND REGIONAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cribellar thread; Orb web; Prey capture; Spider thread adhesion

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; INSECT; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION; SILK; SPIDER; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ADHESIVENESS; ANIMALS; INSECTS; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SILK; SPIDERS;

ARANEAE; ARANEIDAE; ARANEOIDEA; COLEOPTERA; DEINOPOIDEA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 34447529245     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.004952     Document Type: Article

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