Silks are protein-based fibers made by arthropods for a variety of task-specific applications.
In this article, we review the key features of silk proteins. This article initially focuses on the …

Adhesives are in general chemically or physically sticky substances used to join surfaces. In
case of gluing biological and living substrates, there is a need for bioadhesives that meet …

One of the only books to treat the whole spider, from its behavior and physiology to its
neurobiology and reproductive characteristics, Biology of Spiders is considered a classic in …

The evolutionary diversification of spiders is attributed to spectacular innovations in silk.
Spiders are unique in synthesizing many different kinds of silk, and using silk for a variety of …

Spider silks are the toughest known biological materials, yet are lightweight and virtually
invisible to the human immune system, and they thus have revolutionary potential for …

Spiders are the preeminent silk craftsmen among arthropods and are best known for
producing aerial orb webs that snare flying insects. Orb web spiders are ubiquitous …

Spiders constitute one of the most successful clades of terrestrial predators [1]. Their
extraordinary diversity, paralleled only by some insects and mites [2], is often attributed to …

The unique combination of great stiffness, strength, and extensibility makes spider major
ampullate (MA) silk desirable for various biomimetic and synthetic applications. Intensive …

Currently, synthetic fibre production focuses primarily on high performance materials. For
high performance fibrous materials, such as silks, this involves interpreting the structure …

In order to study the tempo and the mode of spider orb web evolution and diversification, we
conducted a phylogenetic analysis using six genetic markers along with a comprehensive …