1 Million Spiders Make Golden Silk For Rare Cloth

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

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  • flake
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I wonder what that thing is worth. And don't anyone say 'priceless.'

I bet that's a hard wearin' summeep.

For a collector, someone who wants it just to have it, probably Bill Gates twice over

For a scientist, probably closer to three Bill Gates and a small-scale genocide.

  • Steel
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I bet it's bulletproof

Spiders meep out a rag.

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I needs me some draw'rs made outta that!

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This is so awesome

'Several groups have tried inserting spider genes into bacteria (or even cows and goats) to produce silk, but so far, the attempts have been only moderately successful.'

That's what I want...a goat that will knit me an angora sweater...

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