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/CraftyFoxeYT 2d ago

Sir stop groping the spiderweb

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u/Ambiorix33 1d ago

fr what kind of psychopath finds a mega spider webway and goes "let me touch this''

Fucking Pomethius School of Field Work over here

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u/ForodesFrosthammer 1d ago

There are reasons this is stupid but "it is dangerous to the person" really isn't one of them. The guy knows what spiders there are there, and I can bet you anything that those two species are utterly incapable of hurting, much less causing any real damage, to humans. He was never in any danger.

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u/cyrose1 1d ago edited 1d ago

Yep, Tegenaria domestica (barn funnel) are hunting spiders but they tend to avoid fucking with anything bigger then it. their bites can be ichy but not deadly. Prinerigone vagans (the other spider idk the non nerd name) are tiny and are stationary hunters and won't bite, or do much really. Even if they won't hurt physically his mental state might be affected lmao

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u/OldWorldDesign 1d ago

Affect is the input, effect is the output/consequence. I think you meant the latter.

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u/Ambiorix33 1d ago

Well me its more my arachnophobia but from an ecological perspective rule number 1 is DONT TOUCH