ISSN:
1476-4687
Source:
Nature Archives 1869 - 2009
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Medicine
,
Natural Sciences in General
,
Physics
Notes:
[Auszug] An unsuspected attachment mechanism may help these huge spiders to avoid catastrophic falls. Spiders spin silk from specialized structures known as abdominal spinnerets — a defining feature of the creatures — and this is deployed to capture prey, protect themselves, reproduce and ...
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/443407a
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