J Proteome Res August 2020 PMID 32538095

Revealing the Venomous Secrets of the Spider's Web.

Franciele Grego Esteves, José Roberto Aparecido Dos Santos-Pinto, Milene Ferro, Fernando J Sialana, Roman Smidak, Lucaciu Calin Rares, Thomas Nussbaumer, Thomas Rattei, Martin Bilban, Mauricio Bacci Júnior, Gert Lubec, Mario Sergio Palma

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Peak: 15 in Aug 2020
across 5 sources since Jun 2020

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Jun 2020 – Mar 2025

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What people are saying

The discussions consistently highlight the novelty of finding neurotoxins in spider webs, with many posts emphasizing the surprising nature of such chemical defenses, and using words like 'fascinating,' 'amazing,' and 'exciting' to underscore the significance of the research. Examples include references to the neurotoxin deposits in Nephila clavipes webs and the potential implications for prey immobilization, reflecting both curiosity and recognition of the study's importance.

AgreementModerate agreement

Most discussions express Fascination and support for the article’s claim that spider webs contain neurotoxins, with many stating it aligns with existing knowledge about venomous spiders.

InterestHigh interest

Posts demonstrate high interest, with multiple tweets highlighting the surprising discovery and praising the research as groundbreaking.

EngagementModerate engagement

Users actively discuss the implications, with some referencing related concepts like venom paralysis and mentioning specific species, indicating thoughtful engagement.

ImpactHigh impact

The discussions suggest that the findings could significantly influence understanding of spider behavior and evolution, with phrases like 'game changer' and 'exciting' emphasizing high impact.

Abstract in brief

  • Spiders use their webs not only as physical traps but also as delivery systems for venomous neurotoxins that can paralyze or kill prey.
  • Researchers found proteins in the web that are similar to toxins in spider venom, indicating that webs may contain neurotoxins, defensins, and enzymes that enhance prey capture.
  • Evolutionary analysis suggests these toxin-like proteins are related across different arachnids and insects, highlighting that webs are active tools in prey immobilization through chemical means, not just mechanical trapping.]

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Pílulas do LSD
@pilulasdolsd · X

Pesquisadores brasileiros fizeram uma descoberta incrível: a aranha Nephila clavipes deposita neurotoxinas nas suas teias. Além de serem presos, os insetos já ficam incapacitados e prontos para serem predados!

Oct 20, 2020 · 44 likes · 7 shares · 2,564 followers View post →
Glenn King
@VenomsLab · X

Exciting work from Franciele Esteves, who just completed a one-year internship in @VenomsLab, showing that the droplets on the webs of #GoldenOrbWeavers (#Nephila species) are spiked with insecticidal toxins to facilitate prey capture! https://t.co/A5Hnv3V78b

Jul 20, 2020 · 37 likes · 11 shares · 2,081 followers View post →
Aida Verdes
@aida_verdes · X

Muy interesting! Parece que las telas de algunas #arañas no solo sirven para atrapar a las presas, sino que también están impregnadas de #veneno para paralizarlas! Que os parece?? @ggiribet @MiquelArnedo @Rosamygale @arachnomics @Arachno_Cosas https://t.co/iQAiYX8sda

Jul 21, 2020 · 15 likes · 1 share · 1,827 followers View post →
Simoné Venter
@simone_venter1 · X

Herewith the link for the spiderwebs https://t.co/DJ70P9gbY3 @tay_mccurdy #wildearth

Mar 12, 2025 · 8 likes · 1,266 followers View post →
Badly Drawn Science
@BadlyDrawnSci · X

Just when you thought spiders couldn’t get any creepier we find out they spin toxic webs. When it comes to hunting, these golden silk orb-weavers are the original double threat: https://t.co/77pbCtBwqz #spiders #spiderweb #spiderman https://t.co/ylB3pM5jOa

Aug 12, 2020 · 6 likes · 442 followers View post →
Insetologia
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Aug 19, 2020 · 5 likes · 3 shares · 7,520 followers View post →

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Venomous Secrets of Spider Webs and Their Toxins

Spiders use webs as both traps and delivery systems for venomous neurotoxins. Recent research shows webs contain proteins similar to venom, aiding in prey immobilization chemically. These toxin-like proteins are related…

Insetologia · Aug 19, 2020 780 views
Simoné Venter
@simone_venter1 · X

Herewith the link for the spiderwebs https://t.co/DJ70P9gbY3 @tay_mccurdy #wildearth

Mar 12, 2025 · 8 likes · 1,266 followers View post →
I AM REALITY
@I_AM_REALITY007 · X

@JohnBeaudoinSr @drCParks1 @Kevin_McKernan X is full of prostitute bot followers. I can't even keep up with blocking them. I'm not a bot. Check this out, it dovetails with the spider silk AND venom theory: Revealing the Venomous Secrets of the Spider's Web https://t.co/aFoPExBHZL

Mar 12, 2024 · 5 followers View post →
I AM REALITY
@I_AM_REALITY007 · X

@drCParks1 @JohnBeaudoinSr @Kevin_McKernan On the subject of spider silk and my venom theory. This is interesting: Revealing the Venomous Secrets of the Spider's Web https://t.co/aFoPExBHZL

Mar 12, 2024 · 5 followers View post →
Dan
@katzen480 · X

RT @pilulasdolsd: Pesquisadores brasileiros fizeram uma descoberta incrível: a aranha Nephila clavipes deposita neurotoxinas nas suas teias…

Oct 21, 2020 · 7 shares · 32 followers View post →
Emmanuel Messias da Gama ✠
@Em______manuel · X

RT @pilulasdolsd: Pesquisadores brasileiros fizeram uma descoberta incrível: a aranha Nephila clavipes deposita neurotoxinas nas suas teias…

Oct 20, 2020 · 7 shares · 492 followers View post →
Coleção Herpetológica da UFPB
@herpetoufpb · X

RT @pilulasdolsd: Pesquisadores brasileiros fizeram uma descoberta incrível: a aranha Nephila clavipes deposita neurotoxinas nas suas teias…

Oct 20, 2020 · 7 shares · 417 followers View post →
BiaRB
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RT @pilulasdolsd: Pesquisadores brasileiros fizeram uma descoberta incrível: a aranha Nephila clavipes deposita neurotoxinas nas suas teias…

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Joãocito
@crytoni · X

RT @pilulasdolsd: Pesquisadores brasileiros fizeram uma descoberta incrível: a aranha Nephila clavipes deposita neurotoxinas nas suas teias…

Oct 20, 2020 · 7 shares · 318 followers View post →
Pílulas do LSD
@pilulasdolsd · X

Pesquisadores brasileiros fizeram uma descoberta incrível: a aranha Nephila clavipes deposita neurotoxinas nas suas teias. Além de serem presos, os insetos já ficam incapacitados e prontos para serem predados!

Oct 20, 2020 · 44 likes · 7 shares · 2,564 followers View post →
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Insetologia
@insetologia2 · X

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Aug 20, 2020 · 3 shares · 7,520 followers View post →
Insetologia
@insetologia2 · X

Vídeo novo no canal!!! O Inseto News trazendo as notícias mais badaladas do mundo dos insetos: https://t.co/DuWlvpdS54

Aug 19, 2020 · 5 likes · 3 shares · 7,520 followers View post →
Badly Drawn Science
@BadlyDrawnSci · X

Just when you thought spiders couldn’t get any creepier we find out they spin toxic webs. When it comes to hunting, these golden silk orb-weavers are the original double threat: https://t.co/77pbCtBwqz #spiders #spiderweb #spiderman https://t.co/ylB3pM5jOa

Aug 12, 2020 · 6 likes · 442 followers View post →
Madeline E. Kavanagh
@mads_chem · X

Middle-earth just got a little more real! #Tolkien #proteomics Revealing the Venomous Secrets of the Spider’s Web https://t.co/ijj7SsCQH3

Aug 12, 2020 · 1 like · 476 followers View post →
Patrxck
@NoThisIsPatrxck · X

Fascinating research being done, revealing the presence of neurotoxins in the web of the spider species Nephila clavipes. The fatty acids present in the proteins are prominent in allowing the toxins to enter the prey's body through the outer cuticle. https://t.co/TBEcQ25vtJ

Aug 10, 2020 · 1 like · 255 followers View post →
Matthew Wheelwright
@EntomologyCrazy · X

Here is a very interesting piece of research that shows that some spiders have toxins in their webs which may be used to paralyse trapped prey :D https://t.co/GtF7CyG4Dg

Aug 9, 2020 · 2 likes · 383 followers View post →
Login Servicio
@chdezs · X

Revealing the Venomous Secrets of the Spider’s Web https://t.co/VDCXTonbmx

Aug 6, 2020 · 466 followers View post →
Ben Schulz
@bnschlz · X

Revealing the Venomous Secrets of the Spider’s Web https://t.co/CyF73Q4uIk

Aug 6, 2020 · 1 like · 3,319 followers View post →
شرف السفياني
@sharafalsofiani · X

ولكن اتضح أن العناكب التي تبني شبكاتها بالحرير تفعل أكثر من مجرد كونها فخًا. يشير بحث جديد إلى أن العناكب التي تنسج خيوطها، تغلفها أيضًا بالسموم العصبية . تفاصيل البحث المنشور في 15 يونيو 2020 . https://t.co/3k6pDwxxHh

Aug 6, 2020 · 24,132 followers View post →
José María.
@84jmrm · X

RT @aida_verdes: Muy interesting! Parece que las telas de algunas #arañas no solo sirven para atrapar a las presas, sino que también están…

Jul 21, 2020 · 1 share · 186 followers View post →
Matthew Gates
@Synchangel · X

#Trichonephila #clavipes dopes its web with venom! "Similar to spider venom, previous investigations have shown that spider web silk is also composed of a variety of peptidic and proteinaceous toxins, as well as low-molecular-weight toxins" https://t.co/BbghwxnLwu

Jul 21, 2020 · 1 like · 1,202 followers View post →
Jun
@ni075 · X

RT @VenomsLab: Exciting work from Franciele Esteves, who just completed a one-year internship in @VenomsLab, showing that the droplets on t…

Jul 21, 2020 · 11 shares · 5,999 followers View post →
Aida Verdes
@aida_verdes · X

Muy interesting! Parece que las telas de algunas #arañas no solo sirven para atrapar a las presas, sino que también están impregnadas de #veneno para paralizarlas! Que os parece?? @ggiribet @MiquelArnedo @Rosamygale @arachnomics @Arachno_Cosas https://t.co/iQAiYX8sda

Jul 21, 2020 · 15 likes · 1 share · 1,827 followers View post →
Jaime López García
@JaigoL · X

RT @VenomsLab: Exciting work from Franciele Esteves, who just completed a one-year internship in @VenomsLab, showing that the droplets on t…

Jul 21, 2020 · 11 shares · 80 followers View post →
Aida Verdes
@aida_verdes · X

RT @VenomsLab: Exciting work from Franciele Esteves, who just completed a one-year internship in @VenomsLab, showing that the droplets on t…

Jul 21, 2020 · 11 shares · 1,827 followers View post →
Alicia Peschel
@AliciaPeschel · X

RT @VenomsLab: Exciting work from Franciele Esteves, who just completed a one-year internship in @VenomsLab, showing that the droplets on t…

Jul 21, 2020 · 11 shares · 155 followers View post →
GRC Venom
@grcvenom · X

RT @VenomsLab: Exciting work from Franciele Esteves, who just completed a one-year internship in @VenomsLab, showing that the droplets on t…

Jul 21, 2020 · 11 shares · 838 followers View post →
Himender Bharti
@adubharti · X

Revealing the Venomous Secrets of the Spider’s Web | Journal of Proteome Research https://t.co/J7ajBf7YSg

Jul 20, 2020 · 1,325 followers View post →
Tony evans
@awe2270 · X

RT @VenomsLab: Exciting work from Franciele Esteves, who just completed a one-year internship in @VenomsLab, showing that the droplets on t…

Jul 20, 2020 · 11 shares · 226 followers View post →
Adrian Jaimes-Becerra
@ajjb80 · X

RT @VenomsLab: Exciting work from Franciele Esteves, who just completed a one-year internship in @VenomsLab, showing that the droplets on t…

Jul 20, 2020 · 11 shares · 214 followers View post →
Marshal Hedin
@marshalhedin · X

RT @VenomsLab: Exciting work from Franciele Esteves, who just completed a one-year internship in @VenomsLab, showing that the droplets on t…

Jul 20, 2020 · 11 shares · 3,246 followers View post →
Glenn King
@VenomsLab · X

Exciting work from Franciele Esteves, who just completed a one-year internship in @VenomsLab, showing that the droplets on the webs of #GoldenOrbWeavers (#Nephila species) are spiked with insecticidal toxins to facilitate prey capture! https://t.co/A5Hnv3V78b

Jul 20, 2020 · 37 likes · 11 shares · 2,081 followers View post →
Dr Joe Roberts
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Revealing the Venomous Secrets of the Spider’s Web https://t.co/X1hz4oyxM7

Jul 20, 2020 · 1 like · 3,656 followers View post →
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Jun 30, 2020 · 1,345 followers View post →
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Jun 30, 2020 · 213 followers View post →
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Jun 30, 2020 · 553 followers View post →
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Jun 30, 2020 · 5,980 followers View post →
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