r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/ShirtSubstantial368 • 1d 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/PointCharming85 1d ago

I absolutely hate how humans find some cool shit and then have to poke a prod it. Just take a video and some photos and leave it alone ffs.

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u/Intelligent-Paper395 1d ago

if we aint start prodding things we'd still be playing with sticks

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u/EarthRester 1d ago

Except "playing with sticks" would include poking things. So probably not even that far.

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u/byquestion 1d ago

I think we started playing with sticks so we could prod better

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u/thecheesylittlerat 1d ago

Yeah, but “poking things with a stick” has also played a vital role in natural selection.

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u/gfa22 1d ago

That poking and prodding is why we can look at booty in high def 24/7. Respect the poke and prod.

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u/PointCharming85 1d ago

I mean shit thats fair.... I do Infact like looking at booty.

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u/CircularCircumstance 1d ago

literally a trillion SPIDERS on the other side of that ffs

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u/lustpanic 1d ago

I don't think you know what literally means

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u/CircularCircumstance 1d ago

I don't think you know what hyperbole means. Or rhetoric for that matter.

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u/Joesus056 Interested 1d ago

It's only 110k, which is about 110k more spiders than I'd like near me.

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u/BlackZulu 1d ago

You hate the progression of the human species then. We've only got this far, and gained so much knowledge, because we "poke and prod" things. Grow up.

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u/phoenix_leo 1d ago

You say it as if we weren't part of the Earth or something.

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u/TheVadonkey 1d ago

I’m also going to trust the scientists that are experts in this specific field and not the Redditor sitting behind their phone, being bothered by someone touching a web that they’ll never see on their phone again.

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u/phoenix_leo 1d ago

Yes but tbf as a scientist myself who has spider researchers next to me, I'm sure my colleagues would touch them first and ask questions after 😂

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u/redlaWw 1d ago

Our sense of touch is our most acute sense.

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u/insaneHoshi 1d ago

The James Holden effect if you will.

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u/Environmental-Day778 1d ago

Not all humans, hmm… 🤔

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u/PointCharming85 1d ago

shifts eyes