News Release 12-016 - Video
Markus Buehler of MIT explains how spider webs survive frequent assaults.
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Markus Buehler of MIT explains how spider webs survive frequent assaults without failing--and how the silk is only part of the answer.
Credit: National Science Foundation
Images Courtesy of: Zina Deretsky, Nature, Markus Buehler