I think the current idea is that it is less web and more fungi. Similar to the stuff they found thriving in the Chernobyl reactors who were using a type of chemical synthesis from the radiation to not only survive but thrive.

http://chronicle.augusta.com/latest-news/2011-12-16/strange-nuclear-waste-lint-might-be-biological-nature?v=1324037122 Savannah River Site scientists are working to identify a strange growth found on racks of spent nuclear fuel collected from foreign governments. The “white, stringlike” material was...

My name is Max. I like to write! I can't say I write well, but I do have enough enthusiasm. I am a part of a few other RP communities, and may just stop in to discuss random things with y'all. That said, I may involve myself in a limited way if something really catches my eye. I just don't like to p...