Cribellate thread production as model for spider's spinneret kinematics.

ABSTRACT: Spider silk attracts researchers from the most diverse fields, such as material science or medicine. However, still little is known about silk aside from its molecular structure and material strength. Spiders produce many different silks and even join several silk types to one functional unit. In cribellate spiders, a complex multi-fibre system with up to six different silks affects the adherence to the prey. The assembly of these cribellate capture threads influences the mechanical properties as each fibre type absorbs forces specifically. For the interplay of fibres, spinnerets have to move spatially and come into contact with each other at specific points in time. However, spinneret kinematics are not well described though highly sophisticated movements are performed which are in no way

SUBMITTER: Weissbach M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8046689 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature