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Reviving a lost tradition: Cape made from silk of a million spiders unveiled for new exhibition | Daily Mail Online
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Two men led a team of 80 people, spent 5 years collecting 1.2 million golden orb spiders, milked them for their silk, and created the rarest textile on Earth: A golden silk
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Golden Orb spider silk robe Victoria and Albert Museum London England UK by Artist Simon Peers and designer Nicholas Godley Stock Photo - Alamy
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