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"Researchers discovered a #spider web spanning about 1,140 square feet in a narrow passage between Albania and Greece. The web houses around 111,000 spiders, including two species of #spiders that had previously been thought to be hostile to each other."

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/1140-square-foot-super-web-reveals-the-surprising-constant-party-life-of-cohabiting-spiders

PBS News

1,140-square-foot super-web reveals the surprising 'constant party' life of cohabiting spiders

The most surprising thing about a spider colony discovered in a cave on the Albanian-Greek border — housing tens of thousands of arachnids — had less to do with its size and more to do with what scientists found inside the huge mass of funnel-shaped webs.

István Urák photo showing the researchers cutting the dense spider web revealing several layers underneath

Marek Audy article photo of spider researchers

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@nazokiyoubinbou@urusai.social replied · 4 days ago

@Heliograph I am not particularly scared of spiders in general, but this... I think I found my limit.

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@Heliograph@mastodon.au replied · 4 days ago

@nazokiyoubinbou same when i saw them cutting it with scissors thick af 😱

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@nazokiyoubinbou@urusai.social replied · 4 days ago

@Heliograph I keep imagining a horror movie type scene where they do something that upsets all the spiders and that 110,000 spiders comes at them. Spiders are actually pretty slow compared to a human, but that's a whole freaking wall they have to get away from...

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@Heliograph@mastodon.au replied · 4 days ago

@futurebird i know your shtick are ants but thought you might find this 👆 interesting too 😅

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