Sentences with phrase «orb weavers use»
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For example, what math was used to calculate the capability of dragline silk from an orb weaver spider that is lighter than cotton, yet ounce for ounce stronger than steel, tougher than kevlar (used in bullet - proof vests), that if the silk were 0.4 inch thick with strands 1.6 inches apart and enlarged the size of a football field, could stop a jumbo jet in flight, that is flying at an average speed of about 600 mph?
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The golden orb - weaver spider from Tanzania spins such strong webs that Tanzanian fishermen use them for fishing.