The resulting visualisation shows that while boasting spider-like legs and fangs, the creature also had a number of differences, including an unusual plated, segmented abdomen and an absence of spinnerets - the silk-spinning organs found in true spiders.
Finally, as the major silk protein secretary organ, the posterior silk gland has an increased ribosome content [ 4, 49, 50], and it has been reported that ribosomal proteins are abundantly expressed in the final instar and play key roles in modulating activity of ribosome [ 49, 51].
The abdomen contains the gut, heart, reproductive organs, and silk glands.
The two BmTOR genes have similar expression patterns and tissue distribution in fat body, midgut, silk glands, and other organs, levels being highest during molting and pupation.
Silk threads (and silk ribbons).
And Jon Eric Riis's "Heart of Gold No. 3, male," part of a series of tapestries exploring the relationship of outside and inside, takes the form of a jacket whose exterior resembles flayed skin; when opened, it exposes a colorful replication of internal organs woven in silk thread.
To determine the extent of tissue-specific changes during specific developmental events, we assessed changes in miRNA expression in four individual tissues and organs (body wall, silk glands, midgut and fat body) from fifth-instar day 7 larvae to pupae.
Another striking example is the odour-sensing organ of the silk moth, Bombyx mori.
The terminal abdominal segments of neuropterans are modified into an anal proleg, with or without processes, which also functions as a spinneret, an organ for producing silk from internal glands.
At the convivial green space of Parque México you can see everything from silk dancers climbing skywards to organ grinders; and just off the park, sample a no-fuss falafel tasting plate with a Mexican twist of spicy green salsa verde at Falafelito; it is an outdoor delight.
