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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