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Harun Yahya
terials. Every detail of their flawless design—from the fineness of the lay-
ers to their density and the number of vessels—has been carefully
planned and created to bring about resistance. In one verse, God reveals
that He has created everything around us:
What is in the heavens and in the earth belongs to God. God en-
compasses all things. (Qur’an, 4: 126)
Spider Silk Is Stronger Than Steel
A great many insects—moths and butterflies, for example—produce
silk, although there are considerable differences between these substances
and spider silk.
According to scientists, spider thread is one of the strongest materi-
als known. If we set down all of a spider web’s characteristics, the result-
ing list will be a very long one. Yet even just a few examples of the prop-
erties of spider silk are enough to make the point: 32
• The silk thread spun by spiders, measuring just one-thousandth of
a millimeter across, is five times stronger than steel of the same thickness.
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