The golden silk of the Golden Orb spider, native to Madagascar, is used to create extremely rare and labor intensive textiles. It takes 23,000 spiders to produce 1 ounce of silk, and a Golden Spider Silk Etsy Two men led a team of 80 people, spent 5 years collecting 1.2 million golden orb spiders, milked them for their silk, and created the rarest textile on Earth: A golden silk one my favorite species of true spider the golden silk orb weaver. This species is harmless although massive these guys create huge golden webs spanning 3 6 across absolutely massive. These guys Golden Silk Orb Weaver Spider North Louisiana Wildlife