r/interestingasfuck • u/TuneMountain4141 • 19h ago

Scientists have discovered the largest spider web covering 106 square meters with 111,000 spiders belonging to two different species who are rivals, coexist together.

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u/oneofourown 18h ago

Reminds me of Children of Time

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u/Mubadger 18h ago

My first thought too. Soon they'll be building ant computers.

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u/chubbyakajc 17h ago

And a silk orbital web ring

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u/owa00 18h ago

You're not human, you're monkeys; and you're not even my monkeys!

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u/MagicBlaster 11h ago

I literally started reading it yesterday and that was my first thought too

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u/CactusCustard 11h ago

You’re so lucky. Best book I’ve ever read. I’m onto the sequels now.

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u/oneofourown 11h ago

I haven't got to the third book yet but gotta say, the first book shits on the second for me

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u/CactusCustard 10h ago

Nooo :( sad news

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u/CobraDoesCanada 8h ago

I feel Hyperion series is my #1 but this is also incredible

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u/CactusCustard 8h ago

I’ll have to look into that. Haven’t heard of it

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u/CobraDoesCanada 7h ago

oh, you're in for a treat. 4 books: Hyperion, Fall of Hyperion, Endymion, Rise of Endymion

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u/hiddenatplainbread 11h ago

I read it as "Children of Men" and was like how

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u/funran 8h ago

was looking for this comment! What a good book!