DURABILITY. “While silks in general are very long-lived materials, theridiid webs do not contain viscid (flagelliform) silk, which shows a much more rapid decline in mechanical properties when compared with dragline silk. Factors driving evolution beyond the orb-web remain largely unexplored and too often neglect the role of silk properties despite silk being central to web function.”
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Nigel Fleming
September 21, 2022