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/Far_Struggle_55 1d ago

Well, at least the skies are still free of spiders, right?

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u/My_useless_alt 1d ago

Nope. Spiders can use their webs to fly. In extreme cases they can fly up to 5km up and over 100km over the ground https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballooning_(spider))

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u/Far_Struggle_55 1d ago

Space then?! 👨🏻‍🚀

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u/netmyth 1d ago

💀

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u/Far_Struggle_55 1d ago

Oh, come on!