“… Australian netcaster spider holds a specialised, sticky net between its four front legs. When an unsuspecting insect approaches, the spider rapidly expands its net and casts it over the prey, a manoeuvre that demands dramatic extensibility from the supporting lines at the sides of the sticky net. These threads are composed of an elastomeric core encased in a sheath of harder fibres of varying sizes; the result is a structure that is both strong and stretchy.”
@bit101 @WarnerCrocker genetic optimization run for a very, very long time.
Must have also won the prize for most expensive rig: “captured using a Zeiss GeminiSEM 360 field-emission scanning electron microscope under high vacuum and after coating of Au-Pd.”
Mike Fikes
Warner Crocker
Lady Jam 🖖🏼🏳️🌈
Third spruce tree on the left
Stephen Bannasch (316 ppm)
ira sun
Lockpick Extreme
Mitch Wagner
bit101
Dan Riley
Doodles
enthraxxx
Jay
SpaceLifeForm
c.reider 
Gik 
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