Spider webs don’t rot easily and scientists may have figured out why
Bacteria key to decomposition can’t get at the silk’s nitrogen, a nutrient needed for growth
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The web of a lawn wolf spider (Hippasa holmerae) can last for weeks. It doesn’t rot because bacteria can’t access nitrogen inside the silk threads, researchers say.
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