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Pound for pound (or rather, microgram for microgram) spider silk has a tensile strength higher than high-grade steel, and about the same as Kevlar (the material used to make bulletproof vests).
The reason we can tear through a web is only because the individual strands are so thin. If enough fibers are woven together, a thread made of spider silk could easily suspend a car - and at a fraction of the weight of a steel cable of similar strength.
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Why are Funnel-Web Spiders named Funnel-Web Spiders?
Funnel-Web Spiders are named for their distinctive funnel-shaped webs that they construct to catch prey. These spiders are known for their aggressive behavior and potent venom, making them one of the most dangerous spiders in the world.
How many species of funnel web spiders are there?
There are about 40 different species of funnel web spiders.
How strong is a spider compared to a human?
Spiders are generally not as strong as humans in terms of physical strength. However, they are often much stronger relative to their body size. Some spiders can produce silk that is stronger than steel on a per weight basis.
What are Funnel Web Spiders predators?
The Sydney Funnel-Web spider is a very aggressive hunter, not a lot of things can actually hunt a Funnel-Web.
Do spiders ever leave their web?
Spiders frequently leave their webs. Male spiders leave their webs to crawl about in search of female spiders of the same species. Some orb-weaving spiders tear down their old web after it gets light in the morning, and then make a new one at night. Other spiders get their webs torn down for them (by, e.g., some clumsy human walking right through it) and have to start all over again. And on top of that, any web-weaving spider I've ever seen will drop on a silken bungee cord to escape whenever anything very much bigger than they are violently shakes their web. Some spiders spend most of their time in a protected place that is connected to their web with a sort of telegraph line, or "string telephone line" would be more like it. When an insect gets caught that shakes the web and the web shakes the signal line. At that point the spider will climb back up that line to the web and deal with the struggling insect. Then, when it's all wrapped up, she will carry it back to her place of safety.
Why do spiders web need to be strong and stretchy?
Well silk is known to be stronger than steel so at its best the spider can weave a stronger web than a full grown human
Are spiders web weavers?
Many spiders weave webs but not all do. Some spiders are ambush predators and do not build webs and still others actually chase their prey rather than relying on a web.
There are 26 spiders and flies on a web with 174 legs on it How many spiders are on the web?
26 spiders
Do spiders eat roly poly bugs?
yes, the roll them in their web than attack them.
Where do you find sydney funnel web spiders?
Sydney web spiders are found in Sydney, Australia .
In darts what is the spiders web?
The spiders web is the metal framework which separates the number sections on a dartboard.
Why are Funnel-Web Spiders named Funnel-Web Spiders?
Funnel-Web Spiders are named for their distinctive funnel-shaped webs that they construct to catch prey. These spiders are known for their aggressive behavior and potent venom, making them one of the most dangerous spiders in the world.
Are female spiders more dangerous than the male?
yes but there are exceptions like the funnel web spiders in Australia , in that case the male is 5 times more dangerous than the female
Besides spinning webs can spiders spin words as well?
no it does not spin a web but it has enough poison to kill its prey
Are funnel web spiders in Birmingham?
Funnel Web spiders only live in the tropics. Birmingham is safe from them.
When something touches a spiders web the movement is felt everywhere in the web. How is this like a food web?
When something touches a spiders web the movement is felt everywhere I the web. How is this like a change in a food web.
Do spiders fire out web?
no
