Spiderwebs and Spider Silk: Take a Closer Look

If you could pull a hair out of your body that was stronger than steel, what would you use it for? You wouldn’t use it only to trap your dinner. Neither does a spider. Scientists have worked for years and spent millions of dollars trying to reproduce the thin, flexible fiber that a spider can simply pull out of its abdomen! Take a closer look at spider silk and learn about all of the crafty, devious, interesting ways spiders use their silk to capture food, create shelter, and escape predators