ELI5: Jumping or orb spider silk is tough

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ELI5: Jumping or orb spider silk is tough material with a high elasticity. Why haven't we scaled up a synthetic production yet?

Why is it so difficult to synthesis spider silk?

I am sure there are many good use-cases for it in military gear, medicine, household
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