Mechanical properties of silk of the Australian golden orb weavers Nephila pilipes and Nephila plumipes

Overview of attention for article published in Biology Open, January 2018

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The silk draglines made by zebra jumping spiders are tougher than the silk webbing of orb weaver spiders, even though they’re…

News story from The Canberra Times on Monday 02 April 2018

The Canberra Times, 02 Apr 2018

Australian spider's web is so strong it could make bulletproof clothing

Brisbane Times, 02 Apr 2018

By Ruth McCosker 2 April 2018 — 10:00pm Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size The web of a large Australian…

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