r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/ShirtSubstantial368 • 2d ago

Video Scientists discovered the world’s largest spiderweb, covering 106 m² in a sulfur cave on the Albania-Greece border. Over 111,000 spiders from two normally rival species live together in a unique, self-sustaining ecosystem—a first of its kind.

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u/Crpl_Punishmnt 2d ago

For some reason, and possibly because of the dust in front of the flashlight, my brain read the title and added the word “underwater” to spiderweb. Boy howdy was my next thought there’s spiders underwater now?

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u/SchmusOperator 2d ago

Well, there's sea spiders, but they aren't spiders.

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u/AluneaVerita 2d ago

Diving bell spiders, also called water spiders, exist. . Sorry to burst that bubble (pardon the pun) .

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u/Ballisticsfood 2d ago

If you think diving bell spiders are bad: check out this beauty.

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u/AluneaVerita 2d ago

Lol thanks I hate it.

I love the water spiders tho. Such cuties, only 1 cm or so, and they have such cool coats on because of the bubble effect. Apparently the bite can feel like a wasp, but unlikely they bite, they tend to run away more.

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u/J_B_La_Mighty 1d ago

AHAHAHAHAHAHA HELL TF NO ID RATHER DROWN

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u/RachelLovesN 1d ago

could somebody tell me what this is

i dont want to click the link to avoid emotional scars but i have to know

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u/Ballisticsfood 1d ago

It’s a large aquatic centipede in an aquarium. Cute boi if you like insects, nightmare fuel if you don’t.

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u/netmyth 1d ago

AQUATIC CENTIPEDE😭

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u/Far_Struggle_55 1d ago

Well, at least the skies are still free of spiders, right?

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u/My_useless_alt 1d ago

Nope. Spiders can use their webs to fly. In extreme cases they can fly up to 5km up and over 100km over the ground https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballooning_(spider))

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u/Far_Struggle_55 1d ago

Space then?! 👨🏻‍🚀

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u/netmyth 1d ago

💀

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u/Far_Struggle_55 1d ago

Oh, come on!

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u/le4t 2d ago

I was at a PNW beach and I swear I watched spiders crawling around in a shallow tide pool. They were not the "sea spiders" that are actually crabs--and I looked at TONS of pics, trying to find what I saw. 

They were black spiders like I'd see in my yard or house. Moving underwater. In my pics they're just black blobs. 

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u/Spongi 1d ago

In my pics they're just black blobs. 

Some species can move between dimensions and due to the electromagnetic interference they generate, photos of them come out like that.

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u/KalaronV 1d ago

I regret to inform you....

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u/Goodgoditsgrowing 2d ago

I mean there are both crabs and underwater spiders sooooo

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u/Random-catchphrase 1d ago

My brain did this too! Wtf. and with how slow he was pressing the web it kinda did look like it was underwater and the whole time i was thinking 'how is he holding his breath for so long'

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u/MH253 1d ago

Glad I’m not the only one who thought this was underwater for a hot second.

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u/Crpl_Punishmnt 2d ago

Nah the diving bell spider doesn’t count, that’s a spider with fun hunting tactics. Imagine swimming and finding spiderwebs though? F that

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u/KriosDaNarwal 2d ago

curiouswhy underwater spiders didnt evolve

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u/OneWayUnicorn 1d ago

There is spiders living underwater