An effective protocol to isolate and mechanically test silk fibers spun by Osmia lignaria Say (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) fifth instar larvae

• Oran Wasserman ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Oran Wasserman, Jackson J. Morley, Mary-Kate F. Williams

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  ¶☯ Authors contributed equally

  Affiliation Department of Biology, Utah State University, Logan, Utah, USA

  https://orcid.org/0009-0006-9531-6367

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• Jackson J. Morley ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Oran Wasserman, Jackson J. Morley, Mary-Kate F. Williams

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  ¶☯ Authors contributed equally

  Affiliation Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Utah State University, Logan, Utah, USA

  https://orcid.org/0009-0000-7236-5808

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• Mary-Kate F. Williams ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Oran Wasserman, Jackson J. Morley, Mary-Kate F. Williams

  Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  ¶☯ Authors contributed equally

  Affiliations Department of Biology, Utah State University, Logan, Utah, USA, Pollinating Insect Research Unit, Pacific West Area, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Logan, Utah, USA

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• Brianne E. Bell,

  Roles Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Biology, Utah State University, Logan, Utah, USA

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• Diana L. Cox-Foster ,

  Roles Funding acquisition, Resources, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: Diana.Cox-Foster@usda.gov (DLCF); Justin.A.Jones@usu.edu (JAJ)

  Affiliation Pollinating Insect Research Unit, Pacific West Area, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Logan, Utah, USA

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5937-9882

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• Justin A. Jones

  Roles Conceptualization, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: Diana.Cox-Foster@usda.gov (DLCF); Justin.A.Jones@usu.edu (JAJ)

  Affiliation Department of Biology, Utah State University, Logan, Utah, USA

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3647-5361

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