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Riddick 301 2401 Stinson Drive, Raleigh, NC, United States

McCormick Symposium

CMB Seminar: Jack Featherstone

Riddick 314

Title: Geometry and Structure in Spiderwebs Abstract: Spiderwebs are fantastically versatile and complex dwellings, hunting tools, and defensive mechanisms, with structures that vary from the familiar 2D circular pattern of an orb weaver to seemingly-random 3D tangles built by cobweb spiders. We look to describe the peculiar geometry and topology of webs built by "widow"…