Monday, September 28, 2009

Golden Orb Spiders Silk woven into large tapestry

This is a very interesting story. Read HERE

And another interesting PICTURE of the Spider itself.  Isn't nature full of wonderful things? 

I have got the sock stuff together and will cast on tomorrow in the morning.  We joined a Gym and I get to swim in the pool  Yay!
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  1. UnknownSeptember 29, 2009 at 6:25 AM

    i am planning to go see that (i work just about 1 mile from museum, and i know the museum as well as i know myself (i have been a supporting member for many years)

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  2. zippiknits...sometimesSeptember 29, 2009 at 9:36 AM

    It's a wonderful museum, OfTroy. Will you give us an eyewitness account on your blog, pretty please? They only show a small corner of it in the picture in the article.

    The story of the spider's life is very interesting, too. I hope people read it.

    A quote from it:

    "The silk is so strong that it can trap small birds, which the spider doesn't eat. These trapped creatures often destroy the web by thrashing around. To avoid such damage, the spider often leaves a line of insect husks on its web (like the safety strip across glass doors!); or builds smaller barrier webs around the main web."

    Smart creatures!

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  3. PogonipSeptember 29, 2009 at 10:36 AM

    I am one of the few who really like spiders. The variety of them is vast, not all spin webs, though many do.

    The tapestry is beautiful, and I am enchanted by the idea of using spider silk for textiles. All that work that goes into a web, then blown away by the wind and time. Of course, the spider does have to eat!

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  4. Kathleen C.September 29, 2009 at 10:46 AM

    And isn't the fabric beautiful! Hard to believe it isn't dyed but is that deep rich golden color all by itself...

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I’m going through some stuff but I will peek in now and then and will be back when it’s over..

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