Gold spider silk makes a real cloth

I just read an article that talks about 1 million spiders donating their golden silk to make a 11x4 ft cloth textile. This is about the coolest thing ever... and once again, goes to show just how amazing nature is. I'm sure PETA is going to get all mad that the spiders were "used" but blaaaah blaaah blah. This is just too cool.

The article talks about how the female spiders were harvested, when they actually produce silk, and has a picture of the cloth that is on display at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. It's a neat read.