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 (or Gossamer Archive), a large X-Files fan fiction archive Gossamer (Looney Tunes), a character in the Looney Tunes cartoons Gossamer, alias of two different DC Comics superheroes, Ayla Ranzz and Jay Nakamura Literature 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 Gossamer (album), by Passion Pit "Gossamer", a song by The Smashing Pumpkins from the tour for Zeitgeist but not released on the album 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) See also