Preston and Yap (IMAGE) Rice University Caption Daniel Preston, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Rice University, and graduate student Faye Yap led a study to turn deceased spiders into necrobotic grippers. Credit Photo by Brandon Martin/Rice University Usage Restrictions Must credit: Brandon Martin/Rice University License Original content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.