[Wiseghy]

Eeek! A Black Widow!

You can always tell the webs that these gals leave behind; super strong and plenty sticky.

[general_re]

Cool science thingy ping.

Hey, while we're at it, if Spiderman got his powers from a spider, how come his webs come out his wrists? Shouldn't it be more spider-like and come out...somewhere else?

[JamesP81]

Spiders give me the severe heeby-geebies. But this is still really cool stuff.

[golfisnr1]

Can a spider make a web of deceit better than a Democrat?

[InterceptPoint]

Right on. Time to get started on that Jack in the Beanstalk pole that we can use to climb into outer space.

[Lady Jag]

[GOP_1900AD]

I have a skin allergy to one of the types, not sure which. Even when I dust, the little fragments of old webs that land on me make me itch. Maybe this will lead to a cure for what itches me ... LOL !

[Plutarch]

If the strongest silk is that for the spider cocoon, why should it be any better than the silk long used from moth cocoons? Special spider powers?

[Lady Jag]

Another study NASA performed with spiders was made into a documentary that was aired on TV a few years ago. Still curious how scientists determined the dosage, look at the defects caused by various "drugs":