If considered size for size, an ordinary thread of spider silk is decidedly tougher than a bar of steel. An ordinary thread will bear a weight of three grains. This is just about 50 per cent, stronger than a steel thread of the same thickness*.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 22067, 25 September 1933, Page 10
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45Page 10 Advertisements Column 3 Otago Daily Times, Issue 22067, 25 September 1933, Page 10
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