The great silk alternative: multiple co-evolution of web loss and sticky hairs in spiders.

Spiders are the most important terrestrial predators among arthropods. Their ecological success is reflected by a high biodiversity and the conquest of nearly every terrestrial habitat. Spiders are closely associated with silk, a material, often seen to be responsible for their great ecological succ...

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Main Authors: Jonas O Wolff, Wolfgang Nentwig, Stanislav N Gorb
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3641104?pdf=render