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Science 23 June 2006:
Vol. 312. no. 5781, p. 1730
DOI: 10.1126/science.312.5781.1730a
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EVOLUTION:
Spider Genes and Fossils Spin Tales of the Original Worldwide Web

Erik Stokstad

A new study of spider-silk genetics on page 1762 of this issue of Science strengthens the case for a single origin of orb webs in the two groups of spiders that make such webs. And on page 1761, researchers report the oldest example of spider silk entrapping prey, underscoring the long-lived success of orb webs. (Read more.)

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