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Why do spiders get caught in other spider's webs?

Asked by MrGrimm888 (18986points) November 4th, 2019
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I have these ltitle house spiders. Judging by the dead insects, on the floor, their diet consists mainly of bigger spiders.
Why don’t they understand the basic principles of their own existence?

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elbanditoroso's avatar

Spiders don’t have brain or cognitive powers to understand things like self-awareness and principles of existence.

HOWEVER at first I thought you were asking this question allegorically, about people being enmeshed in other peoples’ machinations. I had a good answer for that :-)

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ucme's avatar

They’re thick as shit!

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mazingerz88's avatar

Spiders fight and the first one who gets gift-wrapped is dinner.

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MrGrimm888's avatar

@elbantitorosa . I disagree. The female spider, is typically much larger than the male. The male has to flick the web, to see if the female will even allow him on her turf. She has a good chance of simply killing him. So. He’s risking his life, by simply testing her web. That how most spiders mate.
With that knowledge, why would a spider wonder into another’s web? Even of a different species?

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MrGrimm888's avatar

I pay special attention to spiders. They interest me. But most spiders use webs. How can they not understand the same, “technology?” And get caught in the same?

It doesn’t make sense to me.

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