A Million Spiders To Make Golden Cloth

[KKOB]

A rare textile made from the silk of more than a million wild spiders goes on display at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City.

1 Million Spiders Make Golden Silk for Rare Cloth | Wired Science | Wired.com

 

[zuberdust]

how utterly disgusting! !

 

[KKOB]

What's disgusting about it yer silly boy ? :lol:

 

[geordie_nev]

There was a story featured on the BBC’s One Show a few months ago. They were using liquid spider silk, turning it into ultra-strong silk sponge and using it as artificial cartilage in human joints.

BBC NEWS | UK | England | Oxfordshire | Spider silk helps to heal joints

 

[Harem]

Is there nothing on this planet that man won't exploit??

 

[Gail]

Sorry Harem - all my knickers are made out of this silk!

 

[Harem]

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgggggggggggggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhh

 

[KKOB]

Wey Hey.........Gail Golden Knickers ! :3:

 

[zuberdust]

What's disgusting about it yer silly boy ? :lol:

i have a phobia of larger spiders and anything associated with them!.... eww