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Animation Of The Day: Scary Legs

August 29, 2016August 27, 2016 gags

Infographics Information

The Top 28 Biting/Stinging Insects

June 10, 2016March 20, 2016 gags

This infographic shows the 28 arthropods most likely to cause you harm, and explains whether their bite or sting is medically significant.

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Confucius Say Jokes

Confucius Say: Spider

June 10, 2016March 20, 2016 gags

If you were a spider, you could learn everything on the web.

Funny Pictures

Australian Spider Chart

February 19, 2016February 18, 2016 gags

Amusing How To Information

Harvesting Spider Silk

December 12, 2015December 11, 2015 gags

How researchers harvest spider silk looks like something straight out of science fiction.

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A Golden Orb Weaver (Nephila edulis) is sedated with carbon dioxide gas, and pinned around her limbs and abdomen, keeping her in place without causing any harm. Silk is pulled by tweezer from the spinnerets and attached to the spool with a dab of glue after which the motor is started to begin harvesting. The silk produced here consists mainly of major ampullate silk which forms the main structure of the web (like scaffolding) and minor ampullate silk, which is used to form the main spiral of the spider’s web. Nephila edulis females can produce up to six different types of silk.

It’s possible to harvest between 30-80 metres of silk in one go, after which the spider can be released back to its web to feed ready for reeling another day.

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