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We thank Dr. R. Dawkins and Prof. H. Mittelstaedt for encouragement, and Drs. F. Marriott and M. Ridley for critical discussion.
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Vollrath, F., Mohren, W. Spiral geometry in the garden spider's orb web. Naturwissenschaften 72, 666–667 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00497445
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