Biology
Nature’s Biggest Webs: How Spiders Defy Limits
Quick fact
The largest known spiderwebs rely on silk with exceptional toughness—combining high tensile strength and extensibility—and a structural design that efficiently absorbs and dissipates energy from wind and prey impact.
Why this is interesting
Imagine walking into a spiderweb so vast it spans a river—what allows these tiny architects to build on such a colossal scale?