Female <i>Nephila clavipes</i> (IMAGE)

Arizona State University

Female <i>Nephila clavipes</i>

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This is a female Nephila clavipes on her web. The web was characterized using Brillouin spectroscopy at Arizona State University to directly and noninvasively determine the mechanical properties.

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Jeffery Yarger

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