The brown recluse spider engineers extra-strong silk by spinning loops onto a flat strand

The brown recluse spider engineers extra-strong silk by spinning loops onto a flat strand 02/17/2017 06:34 PM EST An international collaboration between William & Mary scientists and colleagues at the University of Oxford has discovered that the brown recluse makes extra-tough silk by spinning loops into each strand. Full story at http://www.wm.edu/news/stories/2017/the-brown-recluse-spider-engineers-extra-strong-silk-by-spinning-loops-onto-a-flat-strand.php Source College of William & Mary This is an NSF News From the Field item.   Follow NSF:  This email was sent using GovDelivery, on behalf of: National Science Foundation Update · 4201 Wilson Boulevard · Arlington, VA 22230 · 703-292-5111