It is not generally known that, size for size, a 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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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XV, Issue XXI, 23 November 1895, Page 633
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48Untitled New Zealand Graphic, Volume XV, Issue XXI, 23 November 1895, Page 633
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