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Nothing on the Spiders

Nothing on the Spiders

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Written by Xanadu   


Can you even comprehend what it would mean to have Black Widow body armor?

As one scientist puts it, "Spider silks have some of the best mechanical properties of any known natural fibers, thus they are being considered in the improvement of a variety of products including surgical microsutures and specialty ropes. Dragline silk -- just one type of the seven different silks that an individual spider produces -- are used by spiders as the structural foundation of their webs and to support their body weight as they move about. The dragline silk of black widows is one of the strongest and toughest spider silks identified thus far."

All I have to say is, c'mon boys, bring it on!