Would a 9 lb sapient spider producing 1/10 lb of silk a day suspend your disbelief?

Flyndaran · 10-27-2010, 06:10 PM

I'm creating a non-physics violating species of sapient spider-like creatures.
But I can't for the life of me find out how much silk a spider produces let alone as a function of body mass.
So as a number pulled out of my spinnerets, does 1/10 lb for maximum output seem reasonable? Or would you say only 1/100 lb per day, etc.?

10-27-2010, 06:10 PM	#1
Flyndaran Untagged Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Forest Grove, Beaverton, Oregon	Would a 9 lb sapient spider producing 1/10 lb of silk a day suspend your disbelief? I'm creating a non-physics violating species of sapient spider-like creatures. But I can't for the life of me find out how much silk a spider produces let alone as a function of body mass. So as a number pulled out of my spinnerets, does 1/10 lb for maximum output seem reasonable? Or would you say only 1/100 lb per day, etc.?