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200 yard spider web - possible speciation event?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnO_QAqq8W8
Bizzare, spider behaviour is basically all preprogrammed right? |
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Re: 200 yard spider web - possible speciation event?
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Re: 200 yard spider web - possible speciation event?
Wow this is pretty awesome. Dare I say swarm intelligence at its finest? |
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Re: 200 yard spider web - possible speciation event?
That's the scariest thing I have seen in a while. Even though I consider myself an environmentalist I would seriously think about burning that forest to the ground the save humanity for being over-run by a race of super spiders who are obviously planning to enslave us.
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Re: 200 yard spider web - possible speciation event?
[ QUOTE ]
That's the scariest thing I have seen in a while. Even though I consider myself an environmentalist I would seriously think about burning that forest to the ground the save humanity for being over-run by a race of super spiders who are obviously planning to enslave us. [/ QUOTE ] Spiders are a man's friend. They are making this web to catch human-sized bugs. |
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Re: 200 yard spider web - possible speciation event?
Absolutely bizarre. Reminds me of birds hunkering down for a storm like they know something before humans do.
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Re: 200 yard spider web - possible speciation event?
LOL at this quote:
"...It's a surprising level of cooperation (by the spiders), that even has insect experts scratching their heads." |
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Re: 200 yard spider web - possible speciation event?
very cool link, thanks.
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