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Interests => The Science Club => Topic started by: bijou on September 19, 2010, 03:38:59 PM

Title: Gigantic spider's web discovered in Madagascar
Post by: bijou on September 19, 2010, 03:38:59 PM

(http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/49126000/jpg/_49126211_largestweb2small.comp.jpg)

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A newly discovered species of spider living in Madagascar makes the world's longest known web, spanning 25m.

The spider also makes the largest orb web yet found for any spider, and constructs it out of the most tough biomaterial yet known, say scientists.

Darwin's bark spider, a species new to science, weaves its huge web over flowing rivers, stretching from bank to bank.  ...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_9001000/9001866.stm

Title: Re: Gigantic spider's web discovered in Madagascar
Post by: TVDOC on September 19, 2010, 03:45:54 PM

Interesting that this species was discovered in Madagascar.  I believe that I've read in a science journal somewhere that Madagascar is home to 30% of the species on earth, 80% of which exist nowhere else on the planet but the island.......

Truly a land that time forgot......

doc

Title: Re: Gigantic spider's web discovered in Madagascar
Post by: thundley4 on September 19, 2010, 06:46:34 PM

Another good use for flame throwers discovered.

Title: Re: Gigantic spider's web discovered in Madagascar
Post by: vesta111 on September 20, 2010, 07:47:04 AM

Quote from: thundley4 on September 19, 2010, 06:46:34 PM

Another good use for flame throwers discovered.

Actually I see a huge government grant on the way.

The article mentioned that the spider may deconstruct the web each night, so where does it go?

Can these bugs be farmed for the web material, for tents, boat sails, light weight vests for our troops, rope, shoes and boots, a million uses here.

The Chinese started the fashion of people wearing worm slime we call it silk.

Title: Re: Gigantic spider's web discovered in Madagascar
Post by: bijou on September 20, 2010, 07:52:39 AM

Quote from: TVDOC on September 19, 2010, 03:45:54 PM

Interesting that this species was discovered in Madagascar.  I believe that I've read in a science journal somewhere that Madagascar is home to 30% of the species on earth, 80% of which exist nowhere else on the planet but the island.......

Truly a land that time forgot......

doc

Personally I'm quite glad that giant spiders and their webs can't be found anywhere near me.  :-)

Title: Re: Gigantic spider's web discovered in Madagascar
Post by: vesta111 on September 20, 2010, 06:37:02 PM

Quote from: bijou on September 20, 2010, 07:52:39 AM

Personally I'm quite glad that giant spiders and their webs can't be found anywhere near me.  :-)

I am sure that the people that grew up around these things are most glad that some of the creatures on the American Continent are not around them.

Title: Re: Gigantic spider's web discovered in Madagascar
Post by: cavegal on September 20, 2010, 06:42:39 PM

Just maybe the spider has had to much caffeine?