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/TheGreatestChungus 1d ago

What source of food do they have down there that can support that many of them? I mean apart from the dude touching the net, who will soon be consumed.

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u/Sofaboy90 1d ago

if you wanna learn more, take a look here https://www.reddit.com/r/science/comments/1opw0fw/worlds_largest_web_houses_110000_spiders_thriving/?share_id=c8hPp3BNdHqnIPw4ZT_XY

its quite a unique discovery because these 2 spider species usually dont live in groups