The role of granules within viscous capture threads of orb-weaving spiders

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 213, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 339-346

  Opell, B D ^a   Hendricks, M L ^a  

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

Author keywords

Adhesion; Araneoidea; Capture thread; Glue; Glycoprotein; Orb web

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; GENETICS; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILK; SPIDER;

ADHESIVENESS; ANIMALS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PHYLOGENY; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SILK; SPIDERS;

ARANEAE; ARANEOIDEA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 75249086815     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.036947     Document Type: Article

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