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Re: A spider web unlike any seen before

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Post by hashstring » Tue, Jan 06, 2026, 10:19 AM UTC

nicbou wrote: post #150

hashstring wrote: post #145

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Honey, wake up, we’re living in the finance capitalism era. Also in this part of history, the majority of the goods you consume are NOT produced by your overlords. The goods are produced by labour. Not by speculation or by private ownership of the means of production.

Starting a comment with honey does not prime the reader for polite conversation. Mind the HN guidelines.

It’s a pretty common meme template. It shouldn’t prime a reader for impolite conversation, especially given the HN guidelines.

Re: A spider web unlike any seen before

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Post by plasma_beam » Tue, Jan 06, 2026, 2:33 PM UTC

apricot13 wrote: post #14

One half of me is fascinated by this as spiders are such amazing creatures. So long as they don't break our house rules they're welcome to stay, especially the spindles! The other half of me didn't scroll far enough down and a a slither of the video played at the bottom of the screen making me think a spider was running across my arm and made me jump!

I feel like a lot of the pro-spider replies have never accidentally disturbed or stepped on a momma wolf spider carrying her babies on back and witnessed the pure terror that ensues as hundreds of babies swarm out across your floor.

Re: A spider web unlike any seen before

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Post by naet » Tue, Jan 06, 2026, 10:04 PM UTC

awei wrote: post #96

Strangely reminiscent of "Children of Time"'s beginnings of spider intelligence

I read that book blind recently. Did not expect the spiders, but ended up liking those chapters the most.

Re: A spider web unlike any seen before

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Post by GuB-42 » Wed, Jan 07, 2026, 4:13 PM UTC

_qua wrote: post #46

colordrops wrote: post #25

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Yeah same, we do not bother spiders in the house unless they jump into bed or on food or whatever, and then we just take them outside. With spiders and cats in the house we never see any flies or other insects.

I've never really understood the "spiders protect you from pests" argument. Yeah, sure they eat flies. But I'd much rather have a fly buzz past me and get stuck to some fly paper than have a spider drop from the door frame on an invisible silk thread and slam into my face, or run across my pillow. Maybe I have arachnophobia, but they're freaky little creatures that I don't want in my living space.

The best way to get rid of spiders it to get rid of the files yourself then.

If there is nothing in your house for the spiders to eat, you won't have spiders. If you remove the spiders but not their prey (flies, etc...), you will have more flies, and spiders will keep coming back.

The reason the spider web in the article is so huge is that there is a huge amount of flies to feed the spiders.

Re: A spider web unlike any seen before

#155

Post by n4r9 » Fri, Jan 16, 2026, 10:58 AM UTC

hashstring wrote: post #151

nicbou wrote: post #150

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Starting a comment with honey does not prime the reader for polite conversation. Mind the HN guidelines.

It’s a pretty common meme template. It shouldn’t prime a reader for impolite conversation, especially given the HN guidelines.

It comes across as patronising; as if you think they're a sweet naive airhead that needs informing.

Re: A spider web unlike any seen before

#156

Post by hashstring » Fri, Jan 16, 2026, 3:32 PM UTC

n4r9 wrote: post #155

hashstring wrote: post #151

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It’s a pretty common meme template. It shouldn’t prime a reader for impolite conversation, especially given the HN guidelines.

It comes across as patronising; as if you think they're a sweet naive airhead that needs informing.

That’s your interpretation. There’s a non-zero chance that I do not think that they are a sweet naive airhead that needs informing.