Selected silking forces from four different monitored forced silking processes on anaesthetized spiders
| Silking process . | FM(I)/Fm(I) . | FM(II)/Fm(I) . | Fm(III)/Fm(I) . |
|---|---|---|---|
| (i) | 13.8 | 6.7 | 0.9 |
| (ii) | 13.8 | 5.2 | 0.7 |
| (iii) | 11.2 | 6.5 | 0.7 |
| (iii) | 14.2 | 7.1 | 1.3 |
| Mean ± s.d. | 13.3±0.8 | 6.4±0.4 | 0.9±0.1 |
| Silking process . | FM(I)/Fm(I) . | FM(II)/Fm(I) . | Fm(III)/Fm(I) . |
|---|---|---|---|
| (i) | 13.8 | 6.7 | 0.9 |
| (ii) | 13.8 | 5.2 | 0.7 |
| (iii) | 11.2 | 6.5 | 0.7 |
| (iii) | 14.2 | 7.1 | 1.3 |
| Mean ± s.d. | 13.3±0.8 | 6.4±0.4 | 0.9±0.1 |
FM(I), maximum force in region I; Fm(I), minimum force in region I; FM(II), maximum force in region II; Fm(III), minimum force in region III. The values are normalized by dividing them by Fm(I).