Arachnophobes beware, scientists have found what could be the world’s largest spider web, stretching more than 100 square metres inside a cave on the Greek–Albanian border.
The Sulfur Cave web houses around 110,000 spiders from two newly identified species, the first time these usually solitary creatures have been seen living together.
Researchers describe the discovery as “extraordinary,” suggesting the colony thrives thanks to an endless supply of midges deep underground.
For now, the record-breaking web, and its many-legged residents, are thankfully staying put underground.
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