Abstract
1. 1. The amino acid composition is reported for the secretions present in the various silk glands in the female garden spider, Araneus diadematus. 2. 2. The presence of the flagelliform gland is confirmed, and it is shown that the large and the small ampullate glands produce different types of secretion. The number of different silk glands in an adult female amounts thus to seven. 3. 3. The composition of the secretions is discussed in relation to the known and assumed functions of the glands as well as in relation to the mechanical properties of the different types of silk produced by spiders.
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