title: On the spider that spits the solution of a nonsmooth oscillator.
abstract: Spitting spiders (Scytodes sp.) spit a mixture of silk and glue at their prey during attack. In this note, we show that a nonsmooth oscillator can be used as a biomechanical model to describe the zig-zag patterns produced by the spit of the spider Scytodes thoracica.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire PIMENT (Physique et Ingénierie Mathématique pour l'Energie, l'environnemeNt et le bâtimenT), Université de La Réunion, Reunion. Electronic address: goeleven@univ-reunion.fr.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Goeleven
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena / Q000502:physiology*; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D011235:Predatory Behavior / Q000502:physiology*; D047011:Silk; D013112:Spiders / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D047011:Silk
keywords: Biomechanical model; Convex analysis; Differential inclusions; Discontinuities; Nonsmooth oscillator; Spitting spiders