Spiders Help Weave a Golden Silk Tapestry
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At a cost of over a half a million dollars, the American Museum of Natural History (follow this link for a great video) is hoping to cash in on exhibiting this truly unique piece of art. Eighty people over the course of four years dedicated their time to catching these spiders during the rainy season from the high reaches of telephone poles and then harnessed them to harvest this precious silk.
If you are interested in collaborating with Lamba, (the enterprise Simon Peers founded specializing in weaving, embroidery, and passementerie in Madagascar, working with architects and designers around the world) you can contact him through his LinkedIn profile.
Do they make hoodies out of this?- myninjaplease!
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Posted: October 4th, 2009
at 2:31pm by Koookiecrumbles
Tagged with silk, Madagascar, American Museum of Natural History, Simon Peers, Nicholas Godley, golden orb-weaving spider, Lamba
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