The golden orb-weaver spider from Tanzania spins such strong webs that Tanzanian fishermen use them for fishing. Their spider silk is more tear-resistant than nylon and four times more elastic than ...

From Issue Six of Gear Patrol Magazine. Discounted domestic shipping + 15% off in the GP store for new subscribers. Long live spiders. Or more accurately, longlivespiders. That’s the password to gain ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: A spider's web is more than just a spider's house. This homemade, glistening material has some spidey strength of its ...

Materials innovation startup Bolt Threads introduced its second biomaterial today – a leather made from mycelium, the roots of a mushroom. The new leather, which it calls Mylo, will debut on a bag by ...