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Scientists discover spider that spins 80 ft webs with silk tougher than steel

High above the rivers of Madagascar, a small arachnid is quietly rewriting what I thought was possible in nature. The ...
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This Tiny Madagascar Spider Creates Silk Ten Times Tougher Than Kevlar (and Performs Oral Sex)

The Darwin’s bark spider silk has a tensile strength of around 1.6 gigapascals, several times stronger than structural iron, ...
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This Spider Spins the World’s Largest Webs — Then Eats Them

Have you ever heard of a spider that eats its own web? Chances are, you probably haven’t, but that is what Darwin’s bark spider is famous for. These spiders eat their own silk to produce more later, ...
The Hindu

Why only female Darwin’s bark spiders weave the toughest webs

One of the strongest materials on the earth isn’t made in a factory or synthesised in a laboratory but spun by a creature barely two inches long. The Darwin’s bark spider (Caerostris darwini), found ...
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Kraig Biocraft Laboratories Announces Breakthrough Transgenic Development Inspired by Darwin's Bark Spider

ANN ARBOR, Mich., Jan. 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc. (KBLB) ("the Company" or "Kraig Labs"), the leading developer of spider silk-based fibers, is happy to announce ...
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Darwin's bark spider "Caerostris darwini"

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Filmed in Madagascar by Matjaz Gregoric, this video shows a Darwin's bark spider subduing a dragonfly on her web. Females of this newly named ...