Silk from crickets: a new twist on spinning.
Raspy crickets (Orthoptera: Gryllacrididae) are unique among the orthopterans in producing silk, which is used to build shelters. This work studied the material composition and the fabrication of cricket silk for the first time. We examined silk-webs produced in captivity, which comprised cylindrica...
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Autores principales: | Andrew A Walker, Sarah Weisman, Jeffrey S Church, David J Merritt, Stephen T Mudie, Tara D Sutherland |
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Lenguaje: | EN |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2012
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Acceso en línea: | https://doaj.org/article/bb1f87595de84608ab2fbae908f9d325 |
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