Spider Silk Features and Uses

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What are the features of spider silk?

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Strength, stickiness, stretchiness, and color.

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Why do spiders have different traits for each feature of silk?

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Because of variations in the protein molecules that make up the silk.

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What is a protein molecule?

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A large type of molecule that performs important functions inside an organism.

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How do Diving Bell spiders survive underwater?

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They have waterproof silk that keeps oxygen in, allowing them to live underwater.

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What trait do Darwin Bark Spiders have?

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They have the trait for extremely strong spider silk.

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What is the main material used to make spider webs?

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Spider silk.

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How does lightweight spider silk benefit some spiders?

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It allows them to glide through the air.

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What allows the spitting spider to catch its prey?

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The stickiness of the spider silk.

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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 main purpose of spider silk for the diving bell spider?

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To create an air-filled chamber underwater.