From Webs to Wires: Unraveling How Humidity Transforms the Electrical Properties of Tarantula and Ghost Spider Silk
Abstract: Spider silk has long been an evolution spectacle, possessing the tensile of steel and the elasticity of rubber. There are recent studies that show how humidity elicits different electrical resistance from spider silks. In this study, I investigated these different electrical responses from multiple species, the orb-weaver and tarantula spider. By employing self-designed acrylic test chambers and parallel resistance-measurement setups, I measured changes in electrical resistance from 10^14 Ω …
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