Spiders Refuse to Help Humankind

“For years there has been talk of the bright promise of spider silk: that it might one day be used to make cables that are stronger and lighter than those of steel, for example, or bulletproof vests that are more effective than those made of Kevlar. There has been a big fly in the ointment, however: spiders cannot spin enough of the stuff.” — Researchers are busy trying to replicate spider silk in the lab because real spiders aren’t working fast enough. Get with the program, spiders! Why are you wasting all your time crawling into boots and destroying cars when you could be spinning vests that will save human lives!?