High-speed spinning yields some of the toughest spider silk ever found

RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT 16 November 2021

The zebra jumping spider unfurls silk at up to 7 centimetres per second without sacrificing product quality. Credit: Shutterstock

The thread that a spider hastily spins in mid-jump ranks among the toughest silk known1. doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-021-03443-0
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-03443-0