title: Spider silk: thousands of nano-filaments and dollops of sticky glue.
abstract: Some spiders use glues while others deploy strands of fine filaments for fixing flies. Recent work has provided new insights into the mechanical properties of these nano-scale ropes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PS, UK. fritz.vollrath@zoology.oxford.ac.uk
authors.forename: Fritz
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Vollrath
mesh_terms: D000269:Adhesives / Q000737:chemistry; D000818:Animals; D005075:Biological Evolution; D004175:Diptera; D049329:Nanostructures; D047011:Silk / Q000737:chemistry / Q000502:physiology*; D013112:Spiders / Q000502:physiology*; D013314:Stress, Mechanical
chemical_list: D000269:Adhesives; D047011:Silk