Explore Spider Silk Properties

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What is the main material used to make spider webs?

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Spider Silk

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What feature of spider silk allows some spiders to glide through the air?

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Lightweight

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What trait of spider silk allows the spitting spider to catch its prey?

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Stickiness

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How do diving bell spiders use their silk to survive underwater?

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To build a waterproof net

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What is the special trait of Darwin's bark spider silk that allows it to build large webs?

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Strength

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What determines the different uses of spider silk?

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The protein molecules in the silk

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What is the purpose of the protein molecules in spider silk?

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To determine the silk's traits

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What is the function of gossamer silk?

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To glide through the air

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What is the main purpose of spider silk for the diving bell spider?

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To create an air-filled chamber underwater