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No, spider silk is not weak; in fact, it is known for its remarkable strength and elasticity. It can be stronger than steel when compared by weight, and it has a high tensile strength, allowing it to stretch without breaking. This unique combination of properties makes spider silk an intriguing material for various potential applications in fields like medicine and engineering.
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How are spider silk and steel alike?
It is said that spider silk has the strength of steel.
What is the golden silk spider's phylum?
Arthropoda is the phylum of the Golden Silk Spider.
What insect made material is stronger than steel?
Spider silk. The reason it seems so weak when you accidentally walk through a web is because it is so thin. If you could make spider silk thicker it would be stronger than a steel cable.
Where is the place where you can trade your spider silk in for money pixie hollow?
Spider silk IS money
What is the common name for spider silk?
The common name for spider silk is "cobweb."
What silk is stronger than steel?
Spider silk
How does a spider get silk?
silk it is the heary and germss to divine
What insect actually creates silk?
Silk spider
What material is a spiders web made from?
A spider's web is made from silk that the spider produces from its spinnerets. This silk is incredibly strong and elastic, allowing the spider to catch prey in its web.
Is synthetic silk still called silk?
Japan has developed technology for producing a synthetic spider silk with the same qualities as natural spider silk. Not all synthetic silk has the same qualities as the natural silk though.
What spider can spin a web five times stronger than steel?
Any web-spinning spider can do it, it is a property of spider silk. When it is said that spider silk is stronger than steel, this does not mean the webs themselves as is. It means that if you had enough spider silk to weave into the same thickness as a steel cable, the spider silk would have a tensile strength five times greater.
What decorations is made out of spider webs?
silk
