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Snails' Teeth Beats Spider Silk as Nature's Strongest Material (2015)

Hacker News•Fri, Jul 10, 2026, 04:37 PM•2 min read

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Source: [Hacker News](https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/spider-silk-loses-top-spot-natures-strongest-material-snails-teeth-180954346/)

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