Orb weaver spider glue properties evolve faster than their glue genes

Spiderweb with dew in the morning
Spiderweb with dew in the morning

Spiders that don’t weave good silk don’t get to eat. The silk spiders produce which creates their webs is key to their survival – but spiders live in many different places which require webs fine-tuned for local success. Scientists studied the glue that makes orb weaver spiders’ webs sticky to understand how its material properties v...

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