tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925686079259728342.post3243376253080999206..comments2024-03-11T21:41:58.342-04:00Comments on The New York Times Crossword in Gothic: 01.26.14 — Frankenstein's Cat — the AcrosticDONALDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17398968047673788006noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925686079259728342.post-44955905529125126762014-01-26T12:52:21.355-05:002014-01-26T12:52:21.355-05:00Last word is silk.
The silk produced in the goat&...Last word is silk.<br /><br />The silk produced in the goat's milk is not of the same quality as spider's silk as they hoped it would, but will still have many uses if found to be economic. It's interesting that different species of spider have different types of silk and even single species can produce different types. The radiuses are of one stronger type and the laterals are of a more supple type in classical webs. The suppleness makes the system better at trapping insects.<br /><br />The goatsmilk silk is of a quality similar to silkworm silk, which isn't bad.<br /><br />It's interesting that when I was young one of the things commonly said about what makes the Genus Homo unique was the making and using of tools. How absurd that seems now. Spider's webs, bird's nests, bee hives, bower bird's bowers, tarantula's ambush traps; these are a few of my favorite tools.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com