Archeology
Discovered an ancient road of thousands of years in Lac Duong
According to information from the Institute of Archeology and Archeology of Luoyang City, the staff of the Institute has just discovered an ancient road with a thousand-…
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Archeology
Discovery of prehistoric spider nets
This is the oldest spider web in the world discovered, scientists determined its date about 140 million years ago.
Archeology
China salvaged a 800-year-old merchant boat
China has just recovered a 800-year-old merchant ship from the seabed of Hainan last Saturday. This merchant ship is filled with relics that can prove the existence of m…
Archeology
The oldest spider web in the world
A spider silk with an entangled insect still intact there was found in a piece of amber in Spain. The amazing thing is that it dates back 110 million years, from the tim…
Space science
MIT fabricates silk guns to move in non-gravity space
Astronauts will use a silk shotgun inspired by spiders to pull the body from one point to another
Space science
Spiders can also spread silk in the universe
Today, people still have their lives retained by the Anita spider, and placed in the Smithsonian Museum (USA).
Biology
The unbelievable truth about unique cotton plants in Vietnam
The cotton plant also has other names such as kapok, cotton, silk, java. This is a tropical plant, available in Vietnam with many uses that few people know.
Biology
Heroic green silk trees turn hornets into mummies
Green silk is a parasitic plant, whose scientific name is Cassytha filiformis. This terrifying plant specializes in sucking up nutrients in the wasps and turning bees in…
Biology
Death vines turn hornets into mummies
Parasitic wasps store eggs and protect young offspring in the gallbladder. Thanks to that, the growing young will be safe until the green silk appears and break into the…
Biology
Natural disasters must also be defeated by the intelligence of spiders in Australia
Australian spiders are forming spider spells, covering many areas with a thick layer of spider silk.
Biology
The largest spider web in the world can cross a river
Although small and difficult to detect, Darwin's bark spider can create a net enough to cross a 25m wide river.
Biology
Detecting spiders can cause 'electric shock'
The researchers said that the amount of charge on the spider's silk could cause paralysis.
Biology
Detection of spider silk formation mechanism
Spider silk is a very special material, it is lightweight and highly elastic but stronger than steel.
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The species of blood-sucking plants
Like Dracula's blood-sucking demons, the dodder will wrap itself around the parasite and drain all the water, nutrients and genetic material from the trunk.