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elichen

03/09/14 3:55 PM

#71558 RE: es1 #71557

es1--thanks for this excellent info summary!
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Amateur1

03/09/14 4:21 PM

#71560 RE: es1 #71557

Something about spinnerets that bears repeating and is the reason that KBLB choose this path:

Most spinnerets are not simple structures with a single orifice producing a single thread, but highly complex structures of many microscopic spigots, each producing one filament. This is important partly because it produces the necessary orientation of the protein molecules, without which the silk would be weak and useless. It also permits spiders to combine multiple filaments in different ways to produce many kinds of silk for special purposes.

-Wikipedia

A glob if protein is a glob. Smear it on something if you like.