Contact: Jenny Green
jenny.green@asu.edu
480-965-1430
Arizona State University
Caption: This is a female Nephila clavipes on her web. The web was characterized using Brillouin spectroscopy at Arizona State University to directly and noninvasively determine the mechanical properties.
Credit: Jeffery Yarger
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