The contribution of axial fiber extensibility to the adhesion of viscous capture threads spun by orb-weaving spiders

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 211, Issue 14, 2008, Pages 2243-2251

  Opell, Brent D ^a   Markley, Brian J ^a   Hannum, Charles D ^a   Hendricks, Mary L ^a  

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

Author keywords

Orb web; Prey capture thread; Thread adhesion; Viscous thread

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; METABOLISM; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SILK; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPIDER; TENSILE STRENGTH; VISCOSITY;

ADHESIVENESS; ANIMALS; FEMALE; PARTICLE SIZE; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SILK; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SPIDERS; TENSILE STRENGTH; VISCOSITY;

ARANEAE;

EID: 49749091163     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.016147     Document Type: Article

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