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Kepler annotated1+ month ago

There are seven types of silk produced by seven silk glands: 1) Achniform gland: swathing silk; 2) Cylindriform gland: egg sac silk; 3) Ampullate glands (major and minor): non-sticky dragline silk; 4) Pyriform gland: attaching threads - attachment discs; 5) Flagelliform gland: core fibres of sticky silk; 6) Aggregate gland: outer part of sticky silk 7) Tubuliform: Egg-Cocoon ...

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Marjz annotated1+ month ago

Predatory spiders spin silk into cocoons and webs to catch their prey, while silkworms only use their silk for cocoons. These two very different species produce strong, versatile, elastic and lightweight fibers. Both kinds of silk have a myriad potential uses in military and medical fields. The differences between spider silk and worm silk have inspired scientific research into these animal-produced threads.

The Differences Between Spider Silk & Worm Silk | eHow

The Differences Between Spider Silk & Worm Silk. Predatory spiders spin silk into cocoons and webs to catch their prey, while silkworms only use their silk for cocoons. These two very different species produce strong, versatile, elastic and lightweight fibers. Both kinds of silk have a myriad potential uses in military and medical fields. The...

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Marjz annotated1+ month ago

The magnificence of spider silk

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There are many different kinds of spiders – just about 40,000 types living in all continents except for Antarctica. And they’re not newbies: fossilized spiders have been found in Carboniferous rocks dating back 318 million years.

Types of Spiders | Spider Facts

There are 40,000 types of spiders in the world. All of them bite, but spider bites are rarely deadly.

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Marjz annotated1+ month ago

Cheryl Hayashi and the spider silk.

Cheryl Hayashi on #CNN.com: "For me, each day begins + ends with wanting to learn a little more about spider silk" http://t.co/OS5aYd3A #TED

— TED News (@TEDNews) January 2, 2012
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Marjz annotated1+ month ago

Arachnophobes, an abnormal fear of spiders.

arachnophobes - definition of arachnophobes by The Free Dictionary

Definition of arachnophobes in the Online Dictionary. Meaning of arachnophobes. Pronunciation of arachnophobes. Translations of arachnophobes. arachnophobes synonyms, arachnophobes antonyms. Information about arachnophobes in the free online English dictionary and encyclopedia.

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Marjz annotated1+ month ago

From spider silk to engineer new materials.

The secrets of spider silk - CNN.com

Cheryl Hayashi says spiders spin many kinds of silk, including ultra-strong materials, and researchers are learning valuable lessons

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