silk spider: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Added a module on related content. Nov 05, 2025
Article revised and updated. Apr 09, 2025
Media added. May 29, 2024
Media added. May 13, 2016
Deleted Web site: How Stuff Works - Science - Silk Spider. Mar 19, 2013
Added image of a silk spider. Feb 02, 2012
Add new Web site: Earth-Life Web Productions - The Wonders of Spider Silk. Feb 06, 2011
Add new Web site: How Stuff Works - Science - Silk Spider. Feb 06, 2011
Added information on Nephila komaci and N. clavipes, two species of giant golden silk spiders. Oct 21, 2009
Media added. Aug 07, 2009
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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