Spider silk
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spider-silk-182-16871108
title:
Spider silk
text:
Spider silk is a protein fibre or silk spun by spiders. Spiders use silk to make webs or other structures that function as adhesive traps to catch prey, to entangle and restrain prey before biting, to transmit tactile information, or as nests or cocoons to protect their offspring. They can use the silk to suspend themselves from height, to float through the air, or to glide away from predators. Most spiders vary the thickness and adhesiveness of their silk according to its use. In some cases, sp
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Protein fiber made by spiders
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider_silk
date created:
2002-09-06T21:59:01Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T17:34:08Z
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