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Stretching spider silk makes it stronger

When spiders spin their webs, they use their hind legs to pull silk threads from their spinnerets. This pulling action…

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Watch a slingshot spider deploy a perfectly-timed trap

Slingshot spiders (Theridiosoma gemmosum) don’t just passively wait for their prey to find its way into their web. Instead, they…

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Research on neurodegeneration in spider brain leads neuroscientists to groundbreaking new discovery in Alzheimer’s-affected human brains

Researchers from Saint Michael's College and the University of Vermont have made a groundbreaking new discovery that provides a better…

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