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the eight-legged engineer spinning silk stronger than steel while you scream in the shower
means A small eight-legged arthropod that spins silk to catch prey, found nearly everywhere humans wish it weren't.
from From Old English 'spīþra,' which traces back to the Proto-Germanic root meaning 'to spin' — a cousin of the same family that gives us 'spin' and 'spindle.' The creature was quite literally named 'the spinner.' Related forms appear across the Germanic languages, all circling that same idea of drawing out thread. So the spider has, etymologically, only ever had one job.
- silk strength
- Tougher than steel of the same weight
- blue blood
- Copper-based blood runs pale blue, not red
- liquid lunch
- Vomits digestive juices to drink prey as soup
- foot taste
- Spiders smell and taste using their legs
- sheer count
- You're always within a few feet of one
sydney funnel web — most venomous spider, found in sydney australia, kills humans in 15 minutes untreated
brazilian wandering spider — phoneutria genus, considered world's most dangerous spider, found in south america
jumping spider — salticidae family with 6,000+ species, can jump 50x their body length
orb weaver spider — araneus diadematus, creates classic circular webs, common across northern hemisphere