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petdance t1_ivaxzl4 wrote

Reply to comment by Shadowwynd in Insects get stuck in a spider's web, why doesn't a spider get stuck in its own web? by Koning_Health

Do we know how they manage to produce both sticky and non-sticky? Is the base thread the same, but sometimes secrets sticky stuff along with it? Or are they two different types of thread?

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Docxx214 t1_ivb5umc wrote

Different amino acid structure in the silk produces different types of silk with different properties. Sometimes the spider will manipulate the silk differently out of its spigots to suit its purpose. Spider silk is incredible stuff.

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