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TOUGH OUTER SILK OF EGG SAC
AGGREGATE GLAND CYLINDIRICAL GLAND
FLAGELLIFORM GLAND
MINOR AMPULLATE GLAND

PIRIFORM GLAND
CORE FIBERS OF
CAPTURE SPIRAL
ACINIFORM
MAJOR AMPULLATE AQUEOUS COATING
GLAND
GLAND

STRUCTURAL
SILK
DRAGLINE
SOFT INNER SILK OF EGG
SAC
AUXILIARY
CEMENT FOR JOINTS AND
SPIRAL
ATTACHMENTS
Every spider produces silks with different
properties for different functions. The
spider known as A. diadematus can switch
between silks with varied amino acid
compositions. The spider uses abdominal
glands and spigots to produce seven
kinds of silk. These threads, stronger than
steel and more elastic than rubber, made
of one of the most perfect materials in the
world, are produced in the spider's body.
This is God's art. God is He Who created
everything and Who is Aware of all
creation.

glands are found. Each gland produces different elements. Different types
of silk threads are produced from different combinations of the elements
from these glands. There is a great conformity between the glands. During
the silk production process, specially well-developed pumps and
pressure systems within the spider's body are used. The raw silk
produced is thrown out in the form of fibres by spinnerets (nozzles)
which function like taps. The spider can alter the spray pressure within
these spinnerets as it wishes. This is an especially important feature.
Because in this way the make-up of the molecules which form the raw