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Meet the Darwin’s Bark Spider, Weaver of the World’s Largest Webs
That’s unlikely, but thanks to the Darwin’s bark spider, it’s not impossible. The BBC YouTube video below highlights the ...
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Your Web Metrics Can Be All Wrong (Part 1)
2. Random Spiders A spider is an automated program designed to gather information on Web pages. Most log file analysis tools recognize when Googlebot (Google), Scooter (AltaVista), Slurp (Inktomi) or ...
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Getting Annoyed at Your Noisy Neighbor? Spiders Are, Too. New Research Finds They’ll Build Webs Differently in Loud Conditions
Researchers compared spiders from rural and urban environments and found they change how they build their webs when exposed to noisy conditions—but a spider’s coping strategy varied based on ...
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An old NASA study gave spiders drugs to see how it affected their webs
Researchers exposed spiders to a range of different chemicals — including caffeine, marijuana, and Benzedrine — and noted how differently they spin webs under the influence of each.