An astonishing golden outfit made from the silk of spiders has gone on display at London’s Victoria and Albert Museum.

It took more than four years to make the four-metre-long hand-woven textile from the silk of 1.2million female golden orb spiders, native to Madagascar.

It was made by Englishman Simon Peers and American Nicholas Godley, both of whom have lived and worked in Madagascar for many years.

A new luxury beach and rainforest lodge opened last week on the south east coast of Madagascar.

Offering “barefoot luxury in a remote location,” the solar-powered Manafiafy Lodge offers a glimpse at the best of Madagascar’s stunning wildlife.

Manafiafy fishing village was one of the first places the Portugese laid anchor in 1613 as the calm waters were protected by several small islands.

There are six bungalows on the edge of the forest, only a few feet from the bay.

The lodge is powered by solar energy and the bungalows have been built using local materials of wood, stone and ravinala thatch.

The American Museum of Natural History has unveiled in New York something never before seen: an 11-by-4-foot tapestry made completely of spider silk.

Weavers in Madagascar took four years to make it, with the help of more than 1 million spidersand the museum says there’s no other like it in the world.

The color is a radiant gold — the natural color of the golden orb-weaving spider, from the Nephila genus, one that’s found in several parts of the world.