University of Arizona researchers led a team that has discovered that venom of spiders in the genus Loxosceles, which contains about 100 spider species including the brown recluse, produces a different chemical product in ...
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Aug 29, 2013
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Scientists are spinning out the secrets of one of nature's most intriguing and potentially valuable materials—spider silk.
Materials Science
Nov 7, 2018
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Brown recluse spiders use a unique micro looping technique to make their threads stronger than that of any other spider, a newly published UK-US collaboration has discovered.
Materials Science
Feb 15, 2017
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(Phys.org) —The silk of a spider feared for its venomous bite could be the key to creating new super-sticky films and wafer-thin electronics and sensors for medical implants that are highly compatible with the human body.
Materials Science
Oct 10, 2013
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Any spider can disturb a quiet night or a daytime chore around the house.
Plants & Animals
May 31, 2023
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There are two characteristics that work together to make spider silk so strong and tough.
Materials Science
Jan 16, 2020
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It's early in the morning. The buzzer goes off, you switch on the light and immediately panic: a large spider sits on your bedroom wall!
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Feb 14, 2019
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In 2017, a group of us decided to tackle the ever-present problem of spider misidentification by creating the Twitter account @RecluseOrNot. Focused mainly around the eponymous recluse spiders – particularly, but not limited ...
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Jan 11, 2019
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One of the first things you should know about the brown recluse spider is that its reputation far exceeds its actual prevalence.
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Jan 29, 2018
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Vanderbilt medical toxicologists are reporting an increase in patients seen with brown recluse spider bites this summer.
Plants & Animals
Jul 24, 2014
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