They make silk by hand in a tedious, 30-step process. Craftspeople feed the silkworms every four hours so they spin brilliantly yellow cocoons. And turning those cocoons into silk is even more ...

The monks then presented the eggs to Byzantine Emperor Justinian I in Constantinople, where he created a thriving silk industry ... the worms would start to spin their cocoons out of one continuou ...

Unlike worm silk, each thread of lotus silk starts with ... and hang them on racks stuffed with straw. Here, they can spin their cocoons. The worms spit the silk out of this organ, called a ...

Jumping spiders don’t build webs, but like their arachnid kin, they can produce silk. Some species are known to spin fine threads as they leap, presumably to stabilize takeoff and ensure a more ...

According to the new study, it is the pulling or stretching action that gives spider silk the remarkable strength it is known ...

Golden silk orb-weavers, which are found in warm regions around the world - but not the UK, unfortunately - spin webs with a lovely golden sheen. Their silk has even been used to create a shimmering ...