Dragline silk from golden orb weaver spiders dissipates energy to prevent spinning -- ScienceDaily

The last time you watched a spider drop from the ceiling on a line of silk, it likely descended gracefully on its dragline instead of spiraling uncontrollably, because spider silk has an unusual ability to resist twisting forces.

In a new paper appearing this week in Applied Physics Letters,...

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