![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYYFVtUhAUyT46FtfPtj5YRiR6Gmt3GB3svEMY6juIHAQ6mPcxNCEDMWkavkOSiwv1YXvIAFyzihBM8gcWY298zIohIhujYFN8m25fkLcRqf4vR9n73BMFdfrJd3F5Y3NTQIO0xc_tUj1qAVOy/s1600/spiwestat.jpg)
A recent study published in Scientific Reports, an online science
journal, revealed that webs of the common garden spider - made from silk
thread - are attracted to electrostatically charged objects. Honeybees
and fruit flies, for example, generate an electric charge when they flap
their wings.
Positively charged insects and water droplets falling towards a grounded orb web reveal rapid and substantial
web attraction. Radial and particularly spiral silk threads are quickly attracted to the electrified bodies.
No comments:
Post a Comment