Thursday, September 24, 2009
A silk I'm not sure I'd collect...
Fascinating! Since I do textile artsy stuff, I keep my eyes open for what other folks are up to. I found this article this morning: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/23/arts/design/23spiders.html?pagewanted=2&_r=1 . It is about some folks who have made a gorgeous, golden brocaded cloth...out of spider silk. Can you imagine! It is beautiful, and terribly strong. But I'm not sure I'd want to go into spider farming any time soon.
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Especially if you Google or Wikipedia the Madegascar Gold Orb Spider and find out it's big enough to kill and eat a bird... there are photos of one trying to saw the head off a bird that's bigger than a sparrow, smaller than a robin. Very icky!
ReplyDeleteYeow! I've pondered silk worms, but the spiders I think are right out.
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