What is the primary reason humans have been fascinated by spider silk for thousands of years?

Spider Silk: Nature's Engineering Marvel

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Its vibrant color
Its magical properties
Its availability
Its cost-effectiveness
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What was the primary use of silk by the earliest known proto-spiders?
Building nests
Catching prey
Covering their eggs or lining their burrows
Weaving webs
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Which type of silk is known as the spider's lifeline?
Flagella form silk
Major ampullate silk
Aggregate silk
Dragline silk
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What is the tensile strength of the golden orb spider's silk?
3.0 gigapascals
0.4 gigapascals
2.5 gigapascals
1.6 gigapascals
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Why is mass production of spider silk challenging?
Spiders are herbivorous
Spiders prefer living in groups
Spiders produce silk only once in their lifetime
Spiders are carnivorous and exhibit cannibalism
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Which organism has been genetically modified to produce spider silk proteins in their milk?
Goats
Sheep
Pigs
Cows
7.
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What is the main advantage of using silkworms to produce spider silk?
They produce larger proteins
They have the necessary spinning apparatus
They are easier to genetically modify
They produce silk faster
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