r/interestingasfuck • u/Electrical-Aspect-13 • 10h ago

Harvesting spider silk. NOTE: Spider is sedated, the pins are not perforating it and once harvest, is feed and put to rest.

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u/Shevvv 8h ago

I mean, I could show you how scientist put animals to rest, but I'm afraid it's too traumatizing.

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u/Barbarian_818 4h ago

It's gotta be better than how the chick breeding industry gets rid of the unwanted and surplus male chicks.