Mister Godley and Mister Peers hope the tapestry will help protect the golden orb spider and bring attention to the needy country of Madagascar.

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Each spider produced a line of silk about three hundred fifty meters long.

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Mister Peers had researched stories of spider silk being used by human weavers.

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The tapestry was woven with silk provided by the golden orb spider.

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But getting silk from a spider might seem more difficult.

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Then he noticed a spider crawling near his window.

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Especially from a big spider that can bite.

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The spider trembled,and fell dead.

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(BELLA GASPS) You better hold on tight, spider monkey.

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