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Movie S2.

In-drop capillary spooling of spider capture thread. Full extension/compression cycles are performed on an N. edulis capture thread. Microscopic observations in the glue droplets reveal how the coiling, spooling, and packing of the core filaments inside the liquid generate tension in the fiber. Numerous cycles can be performed without noticing any fatigue in the system, thereby resulting in a fully reversible mechanism.