Spiderwebs and Spider Silk: Let's Take a Closer Look

This book isn't about spiders!

It's about something equally as fascinating: spiderwebs! When you take a closer look, you'll learn that

• scientists have worked for years and spent millions of dollars trying to reproduce the thin, flexible fiber that a spider can simply pull out of its abdomen.
• spiders build webs in shapes you've never seen before.
• spiders have evolved to use their silk in all sorts of devious, delightful, creepy, and captivating ways.

And once you know how wondrous spider ...