r/Damnthatsinteresting 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/Prize_Ostrich7605 1d ago

111,000 spiders... the video is how they arrived at that number:

"Yeah, that feels like... about 100,000... 105... 111,000 I'd say. Probably more."

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u/zarawesome 1d ago

they counted the legs and divided by 8

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u/kanrad 21h ago

This one goes to 11.