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    Tuning orb spider glycoprotein glue performance to habitat humidity
    Brent D. Opell, Dharamdeep Jain, Ali Dhinojwala, Todd A. Blackledge
    Journal of Experimental Biology 2018 221: jeb161539 doi: 10.1242/jeb.161539 Published 26 March 2018

    Summary: Viscous capture thread extends an orb spider's phenotype as a highly integrated complex of large proteins and small molecules that function as a self-assembling, highly tuned, environmentally responsive, adhesive biomaterial.

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    Humidity-mediated changes in an orb spider's glycoprotein adhesive impact prey retention time
    Brent D. Opell, Katrina E. Buccella, Meaghan K. Godwin, Malik X. Rivas, Mary L. Hendricks
    Journal of Experimental Biology 2017 220: 1313-1321; doi: 10.1242/jeb.148080

    Highlighted Article: Changes in orb spider adhesive thread performance with humidity translate into differences in prey retention times, allowing natural selection to tune a species' web to the humidity of its habitat.

  • RESEARCH ARTICLES
    Temperature mediates the effect of humidity on the viscoelasticity of glycoprotein glue within the droplets of an orb-weaving spider's prey capture threads
    Sarah D. Stellwagen, Brent D. Opell, Kelly G. Short
    Journal of Experimental Biology 2014 217: 1563-1569; doi: 10.1242/jeb.097816
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    Environmental response and adaptation of glycoprotein glue within the droplets of viscous prey capture threads from araneoid spider orb-webs
    Brent D. Opell, Shannon E. Karinshak, Mary A. Sigler
    Journal of Experimental Biology 2013 216: 3023-3034; doi: 10.1242/jeb.084822

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