It’s based on research conducted on two pairs of male and female golden silk orb-weaver spiders, one of which was sent to the ISS in 2011. Getting the pair there was not easy.
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Spiders Figured Out How to Build Webs in Space
A new study says spiders in space(!!!) have learned how to build normal webs in microgravity without issue. But only if the astronauts leave the lights on.
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