On a cold and frosty morning...
Wind blown
burdened with dew
yet holding on, delicately strong
like a necklace strung with pearls.
Ever wondered...
why the web does glisten holding all the dew
while our hair when wet, fall limp and subdued ?
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2010/02/04/dew-spangled-spider-webs-could-inspire-high-tech-water-collection/#.VqT8W7QSHdk
http://www.nature.com/news/2010/100203/full/news.2010.47.html
Wind blown
burdened with dew
yet holding on, delicately strong
like a necklace strung with pearls.
Ever wondered...
why the web does glisten holding all the dew
while our hair when wet, fall limp and subdued ?
Why spider webs glisten with dew
Researchers have puzzled out how spider silk is able to catch the morning dew. Their findings may lead to the development of new materials that are able to capture water from the air.
The study examines the silk of the hackled orbweaver spider Uloborus walckenaerius. "Bright, pearl-like water drops hang on thin spider silk in the morning after fogging," says study author Lei Jiang from the Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences. "It is unexpected and interesting. Human hair can't do that." http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2010/02/04/dew-spangled-spider-webs-could-inspire-high-tech-water-collection/#.VqT8W7QSHdk
http://www.nature.com/news/2010/100203/full/news.2010.47.html
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