Spider

By Joey Rasich

Silk

Spider Silk is invincible• Double the strength of steel• Light weight• Stretchy• Tough• Biodegradeable

Strongest silk is made by...• Darwin’s bark spider

Spiders use silk domestically• Spider housing• Web construction• Defense• Capturing and detaining prey• Egg protection• Mobility.

Humans would use silk... a lot. • Fabrics• Parachutes• Bullet proof vests• Nets• Airbags• Seat belts• Textiles• Ropes• Dressing wounds• Bait

Different specialized silks have evolved with properties suitable for different uses

Spider silk is composed of protein molecules

Close up of spider silk

Proteins

Amino acids

Hydrogen bonds

Hydrogen bonds

Fun fact:•70 people spent 4years collecting golden orb spiders from telephone poles in Madagascar

•80 feet of silk from each of the arachnids

•11X4 foot textile

Goats make spider milk too!

ThankYou.