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What Is Spider Silk? Spider Silk, obtained of spider webs which are known as strongest fiber in today's technological enterprises. You must be familiar with this kind of silk as in your childhood days we all try to fiddle with spider webs and it uses to stick our fingers like a Cotton Candy. With all that memories in mind, Humans have invested their imagination in the more creative way of utilizing this silk. It is as strong as Spider-man web swinging through buildings to buildings and is more efficient and vigorous compared to Kevlar. It has more elasticity and more waterproof than silkworm silk, so you have an idea how many effective application it has. However, Many researchers are trying to develop this and making it more prominent in today's market.
How Spiders Design Their Webs?
It swathes silk for the sheathing and sabotages its prey. It uses the web to catch its prey using its tenacious silk. As spider known for their cannibalistic and territorial nature, they keep safety measures as well using dragline silk which is the strongest and supports the weight of the spider and does not let it fall.
Flying spiders uses silk to create a balloon to save its adolescents and in case if they want to jump or lift up in the air hiding under burrows and nests to catch their prey. It also uses it for mating purposes, Male spiders weave their webs on which they deposit their sperms and deposit it to on a female genitalia. Some species utilize their web and surface it with sex pheromones to attract a mate. With all these characteristics of spiders using their webs in their daily routine, we humans are getting an idea how we can make it serve our purposes and make it.
How Spiders Produce Their Silk: The spider uses arciform gland to swath silk and Cylindriform gland for the formation of egg sac silk. Ampullate glands both major and minor is used to produce dragline silk. The flagelliform gland is one of the most core fibers to create most prominent sticky silk. All these glands are located beneath the abdomen of the spider.
Webs lose their stickiness after about a day due to dust accumulation and exposure to oxygen. In order to save energy, the spider digests their own web before making a new one so the protein used for the production of silk threads is recycled.
Spider Silk Application Research has shown that spider silk is extremely strong and versatile thing. Producing the spider silk is completed after blending the mechanical properties and the nonpolluting features. The creation of spider silk is entirely ecofriendly, as it is produced by spiders at high-performance pressure, temperature and water, without any pollution. Additionally, spider silk is fully environmentally safe.
Studies have shown that if the spider silk production is increased, it will replace Kevlar. And, it will be used to manufacture wearresistant lightweight clothing, bullet-proof clothing, nets, seat belts, parachutes, biodegradable bottles and medical items.
About Kraig labs Kraig Labs has been working on spider silk for a decade to find the significant properties of spider silk and how it can be put to good use. We are the world leader in our field of genetic research and product development. To know more about our research visit our website http://www.kraiglabs.com/s pider-silk/
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