@inbook{e12b121156df468293e7dfcfa9a35cc7,
title = "How to pass the gap: functional morphology and biomechanics of spider bridging threads",
abstract = "Many spiders use airborne silk threads for locomotion purposes or web initiation. In the case of bridging, the thread is used to span and cross a gap between two microhabitat structures. In this chapter we report some observations and experiments on bridging behaviour, structure and function of the bridging lines, hoping to inspire new biomechanical and biomimetic research on this fascinating, but sparsely studied mechanism.",
keywords = "Bridging, Ampullate, Aciniform, Composite, Microstructure, Adhesion, NEPHILA-CLAVIPES, CAPTURE THREADS, PREY CAPTURE, ADHESION, CONTACT, SILK, MECHANICS, SIZE",
author = "Wolff, {Jonas O.} and Schneider, {Jutta M.} and Gorb, {Stanislav N.}",
year = "2014",
doi = "10.1007/978-94-007-7119-2_9",
language = "English",
isbn = "9789400771185",
volume = "5",
series = "Biologically-Inspired Systems",
publisher = "Springer, Springer Nature",
pages = "165--177",
editor = "Tetsuo Asakura and Thomas Miller",
booktitle = "Biotechnology of silk",
address = "United States",
}