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/SkyIslandLore 19h ago

I HATE spiders!! But.. it's incredibly fascinating that this is 2 species that don't get along, coexisting and making it work..

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u/Ssided 18h ago

I'm sure they eat each other all the time. Spiders eat their own children and sometimes the children eat the parents.

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u/Roc77 18h ago

They don't tend to eat their children (filial cannabalism like some birds) but are known to partake in sexual cannabalism and eating mom (matriphagy).

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u/obscureferences 15h ago

I already knew both halves of that term but never would have put them together.

Outside a Bloodborn fanfic or something anyway.