Yes, average human hair is somewhere around 80 microns, based on ethnicity/nationality. See figure 5 here: http://www.jle.com/fr/revues/ejd/e-docs/diversity_in_

Yes, average human hair is somewhere around 80 microns, based on ethnicity/nationality. See figure 5 here: http://www.jle.com/fr/revues/ejd/e-docs/diversity_in_human_hair_growth_diameter_colour_and_shape._an_in_vivo_study_on_young_adults_from_24_different_ethnic_groups_observed_in_the_five_continents_306744/article.phtml http://www.jle.com/fr/revues/ejd/e-docs/diversity_in_human_h... When I saw this phenomena in person, it was apparent that there was no way that the diameter of the spider silk is close to the diameter of human hair.