In the novel Spidersilk, spiders use their spidersilk to help protect Mark. This substance isn’t just in Mark’s dimension though! In fact, its most popular debut in pop culture is via Spiderman who uses the webs to scale buildings and protect the innocent. In today’s world spidersilk is being talked about more and more. There’s even talk of using it for vaccinations to help avoid the need for refrigeration in areas where the luxury may not be available!
Check out more here: http://cen.acs.org/articles/92/i9/Spider-Silk-Poised-Commercial-Entry.html