Like silkworm moths, butterflies and spiders, caddisfly larvae spin silk, but they do so underwater instead on dry land. Now, researchers have discovered why the fly's silk is sticky when wet and how ...

Instead of stitches and screws, doctors are looking to the next generation of medical adhesives — glues and tape — to patch us up. Their inspiration? Water-loving creatures like oysters, marine worms ...

Ever try taping something together underwater? Of course not. It wouldn't work. Don't tell that to the larvae of caddisflies, a large family of underwater insects closely related to moths and ...

“Silk from caddisfly larvae may be useful some day as a medical bioadhesive for sticking to wet tissues,” says Russell Stewart, an associate professor of bioengineering and principal author of a new ...

The pebbles of its case stay snugly in place, as the larva weathers steep climbs underwater. Instead of stitches and screws, doctors are looking to the next generation of medical adhesives — glues and ...

(Nanowerk News) Like silkworm moths, butterflies and spiders, caddisfly larvae spin silk, but they do so underwater instead on dry land. Now, University of Utah researchers have discovered why the fly ...