Scientists just sequenced the first sea spider genome, uncovering genetic clues to limb growth, regeneration, and ancient ...

The abdomen contains much of a spider’s web-making machinery, including the spinnerets and silk glands. Spinnerets are specialized organs that produce silk, enabling spiders to build webs.

If you see a creature with eight legs, a furry body, and a spider-like appearance, you might assume it’s a spider—except in ...

Spiders have silk-producing glands in their bodies, specifically in their abdomen. In these glands, they have the chemical components already put together to produce silk, but it’s in a liquid ...

In a remarkable fusion of nature and science, China has ushered in a new era of textile technology with genetically modified silkworms. These silk-producing insects, renowned for their role in the ...

Spiders manufacture their silk in specialized glands, where soluble proteins are transformed into solid fibers. This process, called spinning, is triggered when the silk is stretched as it exits the ...

Different Types of Spider Silk Not all spider silk is the same. There are seven different types of silk glands, but not all spiders have them all.

Spider silk is a biopolymer constructed of large proteins and molecular substructures that arrange themselves as they are extruded from the spider’s gland. Researchers created a device with tiny ...

Spider silk's potential in biomedicine and materials science hindered by limited natural production. Japanese researchers turn to tobacco plants for scalable solution.