More than a safety line: jump-stabilizing silk of salticids by Yung-Kang Chen, Chen-Pan Liao, Feng-Yueh Tsai, and Kai-Jung Chi Interface Volume 10(87): October 6, 2013 ©2013 by The Royal Society

Schematic of the experimental set-up and mechanical analyses. Yung-Kang Chen et al. J. R. Soc. Interface 2013;10: ©2013 by The Royal Society

Body orientation during spider jumping. Yung-Kang Chen et al. J. R. Soc. Interface 2013;10: ©2013 by The Royal Society

Landing motions of normal and non-silk jumping spiders, recorded using a high-speed video camera (a,b filmed at 1000 fps; c filmed at 600 fps). Yung-Kang Chen et al. J. R. Soc. Interface 2013;10: ©2013 by The Royal Society

Velocity change and external forces throughout a spider's jump. Yung-Kang Chen et al. J. R. Soc. Interface 2013;10: ©2013 by The Royal Society

Body orientation, silk orientation, silk force and moment throughout a spider's jump. Yung-Kang Chen et al. J. R. Soc. Interface 2013;10: ©2013 by The Royal Society