Webs measure up

Non-invasive determination of the complete elastic moduli of spider silks

(2013) Kristie J. Koski et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Nonlinear material behaviour of spider silk yields robust webs

(2012) Steven W. Cranford et al.   NATURE

Cobweb-weaving spiders produce different attachment discs for locomotion and prey capture

(2012) Vasav Sahni et al.   Nature Communications

Multiple prey cues induce foraging flexibility in a trap-building predator

(2011) Sean J. Blamires et al.   ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR

Decoding the secrets of spider silk

(2011) Lukas Eisoldt et al.   Materials Today

Molecular and Nanostructural Mechanisms of Deformation, Strength and Toughness of Spider Silk Fibrils

(2010) Andrea Nova et al.   NANO LETTERS

New Opportunities for an Ancient Material

(2010) F. G. Omenetto et al.   SCIENCE

The evolution of complex biomaterial performance: The case of spider silk

(2009) B. O. Swanson et al.   INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY

Reconstructing web evolution and spider diversification in the molecular era

(2009) T. A. Blackledge et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA