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Golden Orb Weaver Spider

Here’s a video I made about a giant spider that lives in Madagascar and spins golden silk.

Madagascar Golden Orb Weaver Spider from Erik Lokensgard on Vimeo.

Here’s an image of the incredible shawl made from the silk from over one million spiders.

Click here for the Wired article about the process.

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Posted on 2 November 20152 November 2015Author Erik LokensgardCategories Materials, Nature, Science

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