They produce silk draglines to anchor themselves as they jump and use silk to construct nests or retreats for resting and molting. Jumping spider on the edge of a leaf. Image by Frank Cone via Pexels.

However, not every structure made of spider silk is a web. Some spiders use their silk in different ways, such as to create egg sacs or draglines. While these may occasionally be used to capture prey ...

Here we will shed light on the true marvel of these creations. Many materials made by nature (biomaterials) far surpass ...

In addition to adding a sumptuous and elevated look to your bedroom, the best silk sheets may help you sleep cooler and even have properties that are beneficial to your skin and hair. We chose the ...

Sleeping on silk is the same idea, just fancier due to the higher-quality material. While silk wouldn’t have made sense for me at 10 or even 15, it has become a go-to in adulthood and is less ...

The best silk pillowcases are billed as helping to improve your skin and hair, while also making for a luxurious addition to your bedding. Silk is less absorbent than cotton – and won’t wick ...

However, Hornet has a Silk metre, and healing three nodes of health immediately empties the bar. If you’ve played Hollow Knight, you’ll no doubt remember Hornet, who frequently got in the way ...

Here, we investigate the spontaneous hollow coacervate transition of silk fibroin (SF). SF coacervates, induced by mixing SF with dextran, calcium ions, and copper ions, transition to hollow ...