Spiders spinning electrically charged nano-fibres.

Kronenberger, Katrin; Vollrath, Fritz

Kronenberger, Katrin; Vollrath, Fritz.

Affiliation

Kronenberger K; Oxford Silk Group, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, Tinbergen Building, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PS, UK.
Vollrath F; Oxford Silk Group, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, Tinbergen Building, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PS, UK fritz.vollrath@zoo.ox.ac.uk.

Biol Lett ; 11(1): 20140813, 2015 Jan.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25631231

Subject(s)

Exocrine Glands/metabolism; Silk/biosynthesis; Spiders/physiology; Static Electricity; Animals; Biomechanical Phenomena; Nanofibers; Phylogeny; Predatory Behavior; Spiders/ultrastructure; Video Recording

Key words

Uloboridae; cribellate; extrusion spinning; prey capture; silk; spigot

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Spiders / Silk / Exocrine Glands / Static Electricity Limits: Animals Language: En Journal: Biol Lett Journal subject: BIOLOGIA Year: 2015 Type: Article Affiliation country: United kingdom

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