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World Wide Web Madagascar&#039;s spiders are the athletes of anthropods. They come up with the most impressive webs. This particular one is small compared to the insane river-crossing structures they build every single day. <br /> <br /> Even more impressing is this legendary spider and it&#039;s web:<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/09/super-strong-spider-silk/" rel="nofollow">http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/09/super-strong-spider-silk/</a><br /> <br /> Silk stronger than kevlar, used to produce body armor. Andasibe,Madagascar Click/tap to enlarge

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Madagascar's spiders are the athletes of anthropods. They come up with the most impressive webs. This particular one is small compared to the insane river-crossing structures they build every single day.

Even more impressing is this legendary spider and it's web:

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/09/super-strong-spider-silk/

Silk stronger than kevlar, used to produce body armor.

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  1. View Ludo Sak's profile
    Ludo Sak
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    Are you serious, river crossing!? Do not meddle in the afairs of spiders, for their webs are subtle and easy to disturb:) Thinking of spiders, I'm sliding towards Shelob. Have you seen the Hobbit movie part one yet? Posted 12 years ago
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    Ludo Sak
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    Amazing story about the Darwini Bark spider. I have learned yet another fact today. Thanks! Have you seen these mega webs yourself? Posted 12 years ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      Nope, not those, appearantly they are discovered very deep in the forests, a place we have not visited. I did see several spider webs crossing rivers. Posted 12 years ago, modified 12 years ago
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    A river crossing web, are more spiders capable of such humongous structures? I'm only experienced with european spiders, capable of spinning a distance a lot less:) Posted 12 years ago

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Uploaded Dec 18, 2012. Captured Sep 4, 2012 06:18.
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