Humidity affects the extensibility of an orb-weaving spider's viscous thread droplets

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 214, Issue 17, 2011, Pages 2988-2993

  Opell, Brent D ^a   Karinshak, Shannon E ^a   Sigler, Mary A ^a  

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

Author keywords

Araneoidea; Biomaterial; Glycoprotein; Hygroscopic; Larinioides cornutus

Indexed keywords

GLYCOPROTEIN;

ADHESION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; HUMIDITY; METABOLISM; SPIDER; VISCOSITY;

ADHESIVENESS; ANIMALS; GLYCOPROTEINS; HUMIDITY; SPIDERS; VISCOSITY;

ARANEAE; ARANEOIDEA; LARINIOIDES CORNUTUS;

EID: 80051744319     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.055996     Document Type: Article

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