![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 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](https://external-preview.redd.it/4x3PI_AoXrmXGspLdSGicHqUAfXl-9MV5vSzYcppvVg.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=52c50c6a21e233ed56924edc2f41b50a741e464f)
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
![Reviving a lost tradition: Cape made from silk of a million spiders unveiled for new exhibition | Daily Mail Online Reviving a lost tradition: Cape made from silk of a million spiders unveiled for new exhibition | Daily Mail Online](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/01/23/article-0-116AB38B000005DC-642_634x753.jpg)
Reviving a lost tradition: Cape made from silk of a million spiders unveiled for new exhibition | Daily Mail Online
![Reviving a lost tradition: Cape made from silk of a million spiders unveiled for new exhibition | Daily Mail Online Reviving a lost tradition: Cape made from silk of a million spiders unveiled for new exhibition | Daily Mail Online](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/01/23/article-2090608-116BADF5000005DC-750_1024x615_large.jpg)
Reviving a lost tradition: Cape made from silk of a million spiders unveiled for new exhibition | Daily Mail Online
![Reviving a lost tradition: Cape made from silk of a million spiders unveiled for new exhibition | Daily Mail Online Reviving a lost tradition: Cape made from silk of a million spiders unveiled for new exhibition | Daily Mail Online](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/01/23/article-0-116AAD2E000005DC-119_306x797.jpg)
Reviving a lost tradition: Cape made from silk of a million spiders unveiled for new exhibition | Daily Mail Online
![Eight years and 2m arachnids later, spider silk fabrics go on show in London | Museums | The Guardian Eight years and 2m arachnids later, spider silk fabrics go on show in London | Museums | The Guardian](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/47880dd8b72246a147f58a2435e0cda4604d75ba/0_139_4256_2554/master/4256.jpg?width=1200&height=900&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&s=39f0a4e67050d2f2b043573dd14c5ed3)
Eight years and 2m arachnids later, spider silk fabrics go on show in London | Museums | The Guardian
![V&A on X: "Watch how the largest pieces of golden spider silk cloth were made – from collecting the silk from the spiders, spinning the threads and weaving, to embroidering the finished V&A on X: "Watch how the largest pieces of golden spider silk cloth were made – from collecting the silk from the spiders, spinning the threads and weaving, to embroidering the finished](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EUC67yLWAAIVGon.jpg)