 Image from a quicklink (Image by Unknown Owner) Details DMCA | As fibers go, there's never been anything quite like spider silk. Stretch it. Bend it. Soak it. Dry it out. Spider silk holds up. It is five times stronger than steel and can expand nearly a third greater than its original length and snap right back like new. Ounce-for-ounce spider silk is even stronger than Kevlar, the human-made fiber used in bulletproof vests. |
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