Why don’t spiders stick to their own webs?

Chemistry! Smithsonian scientists have shown that spiders’ legs are protected by branching hairs and a non-stick chemical coating. Michael Miller, keeper at the invertebrate exhibit at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo, explains:

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