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Golden orb spinner spider in the middle of its web.

Nephila clavipes, or the golden orb spinner spider. The protein sequence of dragline silk from this spider is being used as a basis for making synthetic silk.
Photo by Charles J. Sharp

Posted on February 12, 2019February 12, 2019Full size 1599 × 1066

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