Arachnid Super-Web Reveals the Surprising ‘Constant Party’ Life of Cohabiting Spiders

World's largest-known spider's web reveals different species "having a party" instead of preying on each other

The behavior, which had never been observed before, stunned scientists as, typically, the larger house spider would prey on its smaller neighbor.

Arachnid super-web reveals ‘constant party’ life of cohabiting spiders

A massive colony of spiders lives in a giant 1,140-square-foot spider web stretches along a narrow passage inside a cave, and it touches two countries.

Drop Whatever You're Doing Right This Instant, There's Big Spider Web News

After a brief foray into creatures big, flashy, and famous, we must return to form and focus on the spineless, creepy, and crawling. Today we're shining a spotlight on one of the most loathèd creepy-crawlers of all—the humble spider. You may fear them, what with their eight spindly legs and general can-do demeanor, but what if you found a little space in your heart, an open drawer or empty shelf, in which a small spider might find a home? Would …

1,140-square-foot super-web reveals the surprising ‘constant party’ life of cohabiting spiders

The most surprising thing about a spider colony discovered in a cave on the Albanian-Greek border — housing tens of thousands of arachnids — had less to do with its size and more to do with what scientists found inside the huge mass of funnel-shaped webs.

World's Largest Spiderweb Found in European Cave

It may sound like something out of a nightmare, especially for arachnophobes, but scientists say they weren’t dreaming when they discovered this gigantic spiderweb.