What are the types of fibres?
Silk, collagen, chitin, byssal threads, cellulose
What are some properties of fibres?
Brittle, strong, tough
Who makes silk?
Spiders
What kind of fibers do mussels make?
Byssal threads.
What fibre is in the exoskeleton of crabs, insects, and spiders?
Chitin
Where is collagen found?
Tendons and ligaments of soft-bodied marine inverts
What is the benefit of composite designs?
Able to resist compression and bending loads in spite of the flexibility of the thin fibres they contain.