2024-11-17 ┃ edited ┃ RE: futurebird
@futurebird
to me it's fascinating that silk has evolved apparently many times in arthropods ... and, also, clams!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_silk
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byssus
which I can't explain, so I'll just tag @dantheclamman
#clam
#spider
#textiles
#fabric
#moth
#insects
#ants
#bees
https://sauropods.win/@llewelly/113497759521568861
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_silk
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byssus
@llewelly @dantheclamman
I almost makes me wonder why *I* can't make silk. (and may it please come from my hands like a webspinner or my mouth like an ant and not my butt?)
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