Which marvel of nature can build a 2 metre orb web with a silk that ranks as the world’s toughest natural fibre?
The answer, as the video above shows, is the Darwin’s Bark Spider and this real life ‘Spider Woman‘, no bigger than a thumbnail has baffled scientists with her web of steel.
Originally published by Cosmos as Tiny spider shoots 25-metre web
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