Spider Silk by T Nguyen https://padlet.com/20nguyent/hz5i0xvxr5it Tammy, Trysha, Nicia, Kavya en-us 2018-11-08 05:17:33 UTC 2025-11-14 18:24:48 UTC hello@padlet.com Where is Spider Silk found? What is it made of? 20nguyent https://padlet.com/20nguyent/hz5i0xvxr5it/wish/301900067 -Spider silk is found and produced from the silk glands at the ends of the spider's abdomen.
-This silk is made of a mixture of protein crystals in a matrix of amino acids.
Broadfoot, Marla Vlcek. “What Are Spider Webs Made of?” The News & Observer, 2011, www.newsobserver.com/news/technology/article23721193.html. 

]]> 2018-11-08 05:26:35 UTC https://padlet.com/20nguyent/hz5i0xvxr5it/wish/301900067 What Does Spider Silk Do? 20nguyent https://padlet.com/20nguyent/hz5i0xvxr5it/wish/301900139 -Spider silk is a web of proteins used to catch prey, suspend themselves in the air, glide away from predators, and even as a source of food.
-Spider silk is also used to for reproduction and attracting a mate; since spider eggs are encapsulated in a cocoon, a male spins its sperm web around the cocoon to fertilize it. When attracting a mate, the web leaves a trail of pheromones that attracts the opposite sex.

“Spider Silk.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 21 Oct. 2018, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider_silk. ]]> 2018-11-08 05:27:13 UTC https://padlet.com/20nguyent/hz5i0xvxr5it/wish/301900139 Why is Spider Silk Important? 20nguyent https://padlet.com/20nguyent/hz5i0xvxr5it/wish/301900186
  • "Swathing silk for the wrapping and immobilisation of prey."

  • "Webs for catching prey using sticky silk - it is elastic to prevent the prey from rebounding off the web."

  • "Draglines which are used to connect the spider to the web, as safety lines in case a spider should fall and as the non-sticky spokes of the web.  Dragline silk is the strongest kind of silk because it must support the weight of the spider."

  • "Parachuting or ballooning which is used to aid the dispersal of young and to find new areas as a food source.  Silk is released and is caught by the wind to lift the spider up into the air"

  • "Shelters such as burrows or nests"

  • "Egg-sacs"

  • "Mating: male spiders weave sperm webs on which they deposit sperm and subsequently transfer it to their front palps, ready for placing on a females genital organs.  Some species make a web and coat it with sex pheromones to attract a mate."
“Spider Silk: Properties, Uses, Functions.” Spider Silk, www.chm.bris.ac.uk/motm/spider/page2.htm.

]]> 2018-11-08 05:27:53 UTC https://padlet.com/20nguyent/hz5i0xvxr5it/wish/301900186 20nguyent https://padlet.com/20nguyent/hz5i0xvxr5it/wish/301900271 2018-11-08 05:28:43 UTC https://padlet.com/20nguyent/hz5i0xvxr5it/wish/301900271 20nguyent https://padlet.com/20nguyent/hz5i0xvxr5it/wish/301900416 2018-11-08 05:29:55 UTC https://padlet.com/20nguyent/hz5i0xvxr5it/wish/301900416 "The secret of spider silk's incredible strength revealed" 20nguyent https://padlet.com/20nguyent/hz5i0xvxr5it/wish/301900620 - Researchers discovered that spider silk is composed of over 2,500 nanostrands
- strand of spider silk is 5x stronger than a steel cable of the same weight
- spider silks' parallel structure gives the silk strength

Dailymail.com, Mark Prigg For. “The Secret of Spider Silk's Incredible Strength Revealed.” Daily Mail Online, Associated Newspapers, 7 Nov. 2018, www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-6364351/The-secret-spider-silks-incredible-strength-revealed.html.]]> 2018-11-08 05:31:22 UTC https://padlet.com/20nguyent/hz5i0xvxr5it/wish/301900620