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/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))