Spider silks exhibit remarkable properties, surpassing most natural and synthetic materials
in both strength and toughness. Orb-web spider dragline silk is the focus of intense research …

Natural materials are renowned for exquisite designs that optimize function, as illustrated by
the elasticity of blood vessels, the toughness of bone and the protection offered by nacre …

Spiders are well known for using chemical, vibratory, tactile, and visual signals within mating
contexts. All spiders produce silk, and even in non-web building spiders, silk is intimately …

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 …

Spider silk is a remarkable example of bio-material with superior mechanical characteristics.
Its multilevel structural organization of dragline and viscid silk leads to unusual and tunable …

The kinetic energy of flying insect prey is a formidable challenge for orb-weaving spiders.
These spiders construct two-dimensional, round webs from a combination of stiff, strong …

Bio-inspired solutions are widely adopted in different engineering disciplines. However, in
structural engineering, these solutions are mainly limited to bio-inspired forms, shapes, and …

We propose a simple model to describe spider orb webs. The model has a formal analytical
solution when no thread elements are broken. When the radial threads are sufficiently strong …

Spider orb webs are multifunctional, acting to absorb prey impact energy and transmit
vibratory information to the spider. This paper explores the links between silk material …

经过长期的自然选择, 自然界中的动物已经进化出各种各样高效的, 可靠的,
适应性强的抗冲击策略和机体防护机制, 抵抗来自周围复杂环境的碰撞和冲击载荷 …