![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
![Golden Orb spider silk robe Victoria and Albert Museum di Londra Inghilterra Regno Unito da artista Simon coetanei e designer Nicholas Godley Foto stock - Alamy Golden Orb spider silk robe Victoria and Albert Museum di Londra Inghilterra Regno Unito da artista Simon coetanei e designer Nicholas Godley Foto stock - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/compit/cfgxjb/golden-orb-spider-silk-robe-victoria-and-albert-museum-di-londra-inghilterra-regno-unito-da-artista-simon-coetanei-e-designer-nicholas-godley-cfgxjb.jpg)
Golden Orb spider silk robe Victoria and Albert Museum di Londra Inghilterra Regno Unito da artista Simon coetanei e designer Nicholas Godley Foto stock - Alamy
![Rodolfo Rosini ✨☕️ on X: "Since we are talking about spider silk... @friend_matt @elidourado @s8mb" / X Rodolfo Rosini ✨☕️ on X: "Since we are talking about spider silk... @friend_matt @elidourado @s8mb" / X](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EUC67yLWAAIVGon.jpg)
Rodolfo Rosini ✨☕️ on X: "Since we are talking about spider silk... @friend_matt @elidourado @s8mb" / X
![Bianca Gaurilas wears a Golden Spider silk cape, which is made from the golden silk of 1.2million spiders, as it goes on display at the V&A Museum, London Stock Photo - Alamy Bianca Gaurilas wears a Golden Spider silk cape, which is made from the golden silk of 1.2million spiders, as it goes on display at the V&A Museum, London Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/G4WDDY/bianca-gaurilas-wears-a-golden-spider-silk-cape-which-is-made-from-G4WDDY.jpg)
Bianca Gaurilas wears a Golden Spider silk cape, which is made from the golden silk of 1.2million spiders, as it goes on display at the V&A Museum, London Stock Photo - Alamy
![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?auto=webp&s=30f732fce64d0e6189618311f0a0f972386a15fd)