Turning worm spit into silk is surprisingly beautiful By Joe Posner Nov 20, 2014, 10:10am EST Share this story Share this on Facebook Share this on Twitter Share All sharing options Share All sharing options for: Turning worm spit into silk is surprisingly beautiful Reddit Pocket Flipboard Email To quote a report on silk published by the United States Government in 1868: But one clear advantage it has over gold is that it is harvested worm spit. Here is the nearly 5000 year old process that supplies the world with its most prized threads. Next Up In Video vox-mark Sign up for the newsletter Future Perfect Each week, we explore unique solutions to some of the world's biggest problems. Thanks for signing up! Check your inbox for a welcome email. Email (required) Oops. Something went wrong. Please enter a valid email and try again. By submitting your email, you agree to our Terms and Privacy Notice. You can opt out at any time. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. For more newsletters, check out our newsletters page. Subscribe The Latest Deadly earthquakes in Turkey and Syria will add to the region’s humanitarian struggles By Jen Kirby The balloon thing is a bad sign for US-China relations By Jen Kirby Here comes Bard, Google’s version of ChatGPT By Shirin Ghaffary Play Why the Titanic didn’t have enough lifeboats By Coleman Lowndes We know where the next big earthquakes will happen — but not when By Umair Irfan How you can help the victims of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria By Kelsey Piper