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You can use spider egg sacs but it seems directly from the spider is more efficient since you don't have to wait for them to make the sac
by phatskat · Oct 30, 2026
I love that two small mice were found in a jar. Sad for the mice, but it's such a normal slice of life. At home I sometimes find a dead spider fallen and trapped in a drinking g…
by vintagedave · Oct 30, 2026
Is it possible to decode Hawking radiation with PARAFAC or 10th order ALS tensor decomposition? Are there a zillion spider eyes reflecting back, and in what conditions does radi…
by westurner · Oct 30, 2026
Also see Veritasium's excellent episode, Is Spider Web really stronger than Steel? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wt4p2oalmRY It features a company with a cool…
by rramadass · Oct 29, 2026
Golden Spider Silk Cape
by simonebrunozzi · Oct 29, 2026 · 2 points
Silk worms make a cocoon, for a spider you would need individually "silk" each one every few days.
by zardo · Oct 29, 2026
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Spiders are air-breathing arthropods that have eight limbs, chelicerae with fangs generally able to inject venom, and spinnerets that extrude silk. They are the largest order of arachnids and rank seventh in total species diversity among all orders of organisms. Spiders are found worldwide on every continent except Antarctica, and have become established in nearly every land habitat. As of January 2026, 53,680 spider species in 139 families have been recorded by taxonomists. However, there has been debate among scientists about how families should be classified, with over 20 different classifications proposed since 1900. Read more on Wikipedia