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Spider silk is one of the strongest materials in nature. Because of this, silk has been used in battle to protect warriors and soldiers from injuries. But could spider silk stop a bullet? Darwin’s ...

A spider no larger than a coin has upended what scientists thought they knew about natural materials. Discovered in the wilds of Madagascar, Darwin’s bark spider spins silk tougher than Kevlar, a very ...

Filmed in Madagascar by Matjaz Gregoric, this video shows a Darwin's bark spider subduing a dragonfly on her web. Females of this newly named (2010) species, "Caerostris darwini," cast giant webs ...