World's Largest Spiderweb Found—Home to Over 111,000 Spiders!

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Arachnophobes, beware! Deep in a dark cave on the Albanian–Greek border, scientists have uncovered the world’s largest spiderweb—a sprawling, sticky megacity housing over 111,000 spiders :face_screaming_in_fear:  This monstrous web stretches more than 100 square meters and is shared by two different spider species—living together in harmony for the first time ever recorded! Researchers believe the cave's total darkness and sulphur-rich air helped these spiders evolve in truly bizarre ways.  From the sheer size of the web to the shocking cooperation between species, this is a real-life nightmare that even Lord of the Rings' Shelob would be proud of :spider: WooGlobe Ref : WGA185690 For licensing and to use this video, please email licensing@wooglobe.com

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00:00If spiders creep you out, brace yourself.

00:03Scientists just discovered the world's biggest spider web,

00:06and it's home to over 111,000 spiders.

00:10Hidden deep inside a cave on the Albanian-Greek border

00:13lies a monstrous web stretching over 100 square meters.

00:16This isn't your average cobweb.

00:18It's a spider megacity built by two species,

00:21the domestic house spider and a tiny, three-maintain long spider

00:25called Priniragoni vagans.

00:27They've created thousands of funnel-shaped webs.

00:30And for the first time ever, scientists found them living together in peace.

00:34Researchers believe the total darkness and sulfur-rich air of the cave

00:37pushed them to team up.

00:39Instead of hunting each other, they feast on harmless midges

00:42and thrive as a massive colony.

00:44Some parts of the web are so heavy,

00:46they fall off the cave walls under their own weight.

00:49Scientists were stunned, not just by the size of the web,

00:52but how these spiders adapted and evolved into a brand-new behavior.

00:56This eerie, real-life version of Shelob's lair

00:59shows nature still holds secrets that can both terrify and amaze us.

01:03Well, we'll be right back.

01:04Thanks for watching.

01:05Thanks for watching.

01:07I'll see you in the next video.

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