Spiders use pre-tensioned silk to hoist prey off the ground
Gabriele Greco and Nicola Pugno describe experiments with Steatoda paykulliana and Steatodatriangulosa
Spiders hoist big prey with silk 'pulleys'
And now scientists know how
Spiders really can trap foes up to 50 times heavier than themselves.
This study is a unique look into spider evolution
How a tiny spider uses silk to lift prey 50 times its own weight
Greco and Pugno: Spinning the right lines can accomplish feats of strength when muscle isn’t enough
Some spiders use their silk to hoist helpless prey so it cannot escape more
Gabriele Greco and Nicola Pugno (UniTrento) found that they seemed to be using their body weight to put tension on the silk threads
Tiny spider grab a bug 50 times its weight, thanks to some fancy string pulling
Si cita lo studio di Gabriele Greco e Nicola Pugno (UniTrento) su Journal of the Royal Society Interface
Tamponi molecolari, come interpretare i risultati del test
Lo studio di Katya Tentori e Stefania Pighin (Cimec, Centro Mente/Cervello dell’Università di Trento)
Galline, religione, sesso: viaggio alla fine del mondo
Giorgio Vallortigara (UniTrento) in conversazione con lo scrittore Massimiliano Parente
