Knotting Across Species: Creating Order from Chaos

How do different species use knots and does this process of making link us with other animals? This chapter explores knotty materials and how they are formed by different creatures in different environments. It explores the relationship between materials, methods and situations and finds that the knots which link together all organisms are in the structure of our DNA.

Keywords: cat's cradle ; DNA ; French skipping ; Knots ; Orang-utan ; spider ; Wattana ; weaver ant ; Weaver birds ; zoos