“They don’t seem to want to work in the winter, and when it rains too much, their silk becomes viscous and cannot be used” that sounds a lot like me! But seriously, these spiders produced a stunning work of art. Hopefully it will travel from the American Museum of Natural History (in NY) to the permanent collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History (in DC).
A detail of the textile, with its traditional Malagasy motifs. (Fred R. Conrad/The New York Times)
Tags: Specullector, Lauren Gentile, Randy Kennedy, Gossamer Silk, From Spiders Spun, American Museum of Natural History, golden orb spider of Madagascar, Simon Peers, Nicholas Godley, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural Histor
October 3, 2009 at 12:35 am |
that is beautiful. i’d rather have that than a diamond-studded skull as well… or even a giant dog-shaped stainless-steel dog!