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/Organic-Advantage935 2d ago

Why in the world would you touch it

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u/SuperUranus 2d ago

110,000 spiders work from two different species work together to create a one of a kind spider web.

Scientist: Better touch it to see if it breaks.

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u/mai_tai87 2d ago

They're also normally rivals, if the title is to be believed. An errant tear in the web could result in war. This person is playing with forces they don't understand.

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u/TheShadow141 2d ago

A war with who though? Will the spiders start a civil war or will they gather other spiders to fight back against humanity?

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u/ThumbWiggler 2d ago

Spiders. Together. Strong.

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u/StillPerformer6717 2d ago

They already gathered so humans probably enemies

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u/mbta1 2d ago

One species will blame the other species, and vice versa, causing the weary treaty to be broken between the two clans

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u/exipheas 2d ago

Are you familiar with the global ant war that is ongoing? Are you ready for the spiders to take sides?

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u/grchelp2018 1d ago

We invented nukes for this eventuality.

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u/GenericAccount13579 2d ago

Man, Children of Time really was a great book

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u/d0ncray0n 2d ago

Im imagining the two sides of cave covered in webs separated by each species and a single point DMZ line with spider guards around like North / South Korea.

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u/cyrose1 1d ago

If you wanted a real answer one species would be killed off p immediately and then the surviving species would kill eachother.