Evidence of the most stretchable egg sac silk stalk, of the European spider of the year Meta menardi.

Spider silks display generally strong mechanical properties, even if differences between species and within the same species can be observed. While many different types of silks have been tested, the mechanical properties of stalks of silk taken from the egg sac of the cave spider Meta menardi have...

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Main Authors: Emiliano Lepore, Andrea Marchioro, Marco Isaia, Markus J Buehler, Nicola M Pugno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22347380/?tool=EBI