Note that this is another difference between we human beings and the rest of the animals. Yes, non-human animals can take advantage of other animals' chemical factories (ants' use of aphids' sugar excretions come to my mind), but only we human beings can use our abstract conceptual thinking ability and scientific process to discover the nature of nature's chemistry and then put that knowledge to use.
After my first-glance gist of the article, I've been eagerly awaiting mass-produced spider silk for quite some time. I wonder if it will be suitable for usage as thread? Will it be waterproof? Will it have that wonderful flexibility and strength per mass that has been envisioned?
After my first-glance gist of the article, I've been eagerly awaiting mass-produced spider silk for quite some time. I wonder if it will be suitable for usage as thread? Will it be waterproof? Will it have that wonderful flexibility and strength per mass that has been envisioned?