Gossamer most commonly refers to: * Fine spider silk used by spiderlings for ballooning or kiting * Gossamer (fabric), very light, sheer, gauze-like fabric Gossamer may also refer to:

Technology

* Gossamer Condor, the first human-powered aircraft capable of controlled and sustained flight * Gossamer Albatross, a human-powered aircraft built by American aeronautical engineer Dr. Paul B. MacCready's AeroVironment * The code name of the motherboard used in first-generation Apple G3 Macs

Culture

The Gossamer Project The Gossamer Project is a group of specialty archives that, combined, contain the vast majority of '' X-Files'' fan fiction on the Internet. In the mid to late 1990s, the Gossamer Archives/Project was one of the "big three" single media fandom-fo ...

(or Gossamer Archive), a large ''X-Files'' fan fiction archive *

Gossamer (Looney Tunes) Gossamer is an animated character in the Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' and ''Merrie Melodies'' series of cartoons. He is a large, hairy, orange or red monster. His body is perched on two giant tennis shoes, and his heart-shaped face is composed o ...

, a character in the ''Looney Tunes'' cartoons * Gossamer, alias of two different DC Comics superheroes, Ayla Ranzz and

Jay Nakamura A jay is a member of a number of species of medium-sized, usually colorful and noisy, passerine birds in the Crow family, Corvidae. The evolutionary relationships between the jays and the magpies are rather complex. For example, the Eurasian ...

Literature

* ''

The Gossamer Years ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the m ...

'', an English title for the Japanese classical work of literature ''Kagerō Nikki'' * ''Gossamer'' (novel), a 2006 novel by Lois Lowry * Gossamer, a 1995 short story by Stephen Baxter in his collection '' Vacuum Diagrams'' and ''The Hard SF Renaissance'' anthology

Music

Songs

* "Gossamer", a song by The Smashing Pumpkins from the tour for ''Zeitgeist'' but not released on the album * "The Gossamer Strand", an instrumental song by Deadsoul Tribe from the album ''

A Lullaby for the Devil ''A Lullaby for the Devil'' is the fifth full-length studio album by the progressive metal band Deadsoul Tribe. It was released on 11 September 2007 by InsideOut Music. The initial pressing of the album will include a multimedia section with aco ...

'' * "Gossamer Thread", a song by David Gray from the album '' Foundling'' * "Gossamer Thin", a song by Conor Oberst from the albums '' Ruminations'', and also '' Salutations'' * "Gossamer Witchcraft", a song by Blackthorn from the album ''Gossamer Witchcraft'' * "From the Gossamer", a song by

Sadistik Cody Foster, better known by his stage name Sadistik, is an American alternative hip hop artist from Seattle, Washington. He is currently unsigned to a label. Musical career In 2008, he released his debut album ''The Balancing Act'' on Clockwo ...

from the album Haunted Gardens * "Gossamer Girls", a song by Gossamer Girls from the compilation "What a time to be alive", compiled by Black Country, New Road

Albums

* ''Gossamer'' (album) by Passion Pit * ''Gossamer Witchcraft'' by Blackthorn

Biology

* Lycaenidae, gossamer-winged butterflies * Euphaeidae, "gossamer-wings" (damselflies)

Other uses

* Gossamer, a golden ale produced by the Half Acre Beer Company in Chicago * The gossamer rings of Jupiter *

Gossamer (horse) Gossamer (foaled 20 February 1999) is a British thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. In a racing career which lasted from July 2001 until October 2002 she won four of her eight starts and was one of the best fillies of her generation in Europe a ...