- Category: Science & Technology
Photo: Randolph Femmer/National Biological Information Infrastructure. Spider Glue. A sticky substance in spider webs may lead to the development of a new generation of bio-based adhesives and glues that could replace some petroleum-based products, scientists report. In their study, the scientists analyzed web glue from the golden orb weaving spider, which are known for spinning intricate webs. They identified two new glycoproteins in the glue and showed that domains of these proteins were produced from opposite strands of the same DNA.
Photo Credit: M. Kuntner.
Wide, Wide Web. Researchers from the United States and Slovenia have discovered a new, giant golden orb weaver spider from Africa and Madagascar. This photo shows a Nephila inaurata spider whose orb-web exceeded one meter in diameter.
