CHAPTER 8: STICKING TO CONVERGENCE.

Chapter 8 of the book "The Runes of Evolution: How the Universe Became Self-Aware" by Simon Conway Morris is presented. It discusses evolutionary convergence with regard to animal grip. The ways that animals have learned to grip are explored as well as the origin of certain animals' extraordinary grip. Topics include spiders' strategies to capture their pray, the characteristics of spider webs, the mechanical properties of silk.