Can Spider Silk Conduct Electricity?

[Delta2]

TL;DR Summary

Is spider's web conductive

I would like to know if spider's web is conductive.

A google search was inconclusive, some sites say that it is conductive, some that it has a high breakdown voltage.

The reason I am asking this is that it seems that I got spiders in my room (honestly I don't know where they are coming from) and they seem to do webs around my computer, so if they make webs inside my PC mainboard maybe they will short circuit it and damage it.

 

[DaveC426913]

The reason I am asking this is that it seems that I got spiders in my room (honestly I don't know where they are coming from)

It only takes one egg sac hatching to give you zillions of little spiders.

...if they make webs inside my PC mainboard maybe they will short circuit it and damage it.

The bigger concern is overheating. All those webs will inhibit air flow.

For a local short-term solution, used fabric softener sheets tend to keep spiders away. Works wonders on sailboats.

 

[Baluncore]

Summary:: Is spider's web conductive

A google search was inconclusive, some sites say that it is conductive, some that it has a high breakdown voltage.

Spiders webs are not conductive for low voltages, unless they become contaminated. Live spiders clean their webs. If you kill the spiders, then their webs will become a problem later.

You need spiders. Spiders webs catch small flying insects such as mosquitoes.

Spider's web gossamer is a protein polymer we call silk.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider_silk#Structural