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  • jdw64 4 hours

    Would it be uneconomical to make clothes from spider silk? But I'm curious what kind of spider Spider Man's web comes from.

    jibalt 10 minutes

    > what kind of spider Spider Man's web comes from

    Look it up ... there isn't one.

    dcminter 4 hours

    Define economical :)

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Spider_Silk_Cape

    the__alchemist 3 hours

    This article goes into it... Need 1e6 spiders in 1e6 boxes.