It's not easy to look at a sea spider and see an animal so representative of its kind that it may help scientists sort out ...

In an unexpected twist, a non-venomous spider has been caught poisoning its victims by lacing its silk wrappings with vomited ...

The bold question-askers at What If uncover how spider silk might be engineered to create next-generation bulletproof skin.

Matthew Dean, Sales Engineer and Head of the Medical Business Unit at maxon, explores how Newrotex and maxon are developing an innovative approach to overcome the common challenges of traditional ...

We synthesized and characterized a new family of diblock copolymers based on the amino acid sequences of Nephila clavipes major ampulate dragline spider silk, having the form HABn and HBAn (n = 1–3), ...

Spider-silk-inspired multiple-hydrogen-bond polyurethane (PU) healable elastomers have garnered significant attention across various industries. While individual hydrogen bonds are relatively weak, ...

Spider webs, though thin, are extremely strong. Certain types of spider silk have a tensile strength comparable to, or slightly less than, steel of the same weight.

The cephalothorax combines the head and thorax into one body segment. Compared to the cephalothorax, the abdomen is usually the larger part of a spider’s body. The abdomen contains much of a spider’s ...

--Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc., a world leader in spider silk technology*, announces that senior management will travel to Southeast Asia this week to oversee the continued expansion of the ...

ANN ARBOR, Mich., June 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc. (OTCQB: KBLB) ("Company" or "Kraig Labs"), a world leader in spider silk technology*, announces that senior ...