Hacker News
- Show HN: Port Spider – Nmap as a Service with a small one-off fee to curb abuse https://www.portspider.com 3 comments
- [TPU] Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered: DLAA vs. DLSS vs. FSR 2.0 Comparison Review https://www.techpowerup.com/review/marvel-s-spider-man-remastered-dlaa-vs-dlss-vs-fsr-2-0-comparison/ 75 comments amd
- Spider-Man to remain in Marvel cinematic universe after Sony comes to an agreement with Marvel https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-49853950 3 comments worldnews
- Scientists have discovered a gene that, when inactivated, can give flies super sticky powers. The gene, found in vinegar flies and named spidey, after Spider-Man, is responsible for producing their protective waxy coating – switching it off makes flies extra sticky. https://www.newscientist.com/article/2096700-silencing-spider-man-gene-makes-flies-stick-to-walls-and-die/ 4 comments science
- Spider Gizmo https://youtu.be/YAgjU6fqEyc 4 comments blender
- Exposure therapy for a specific fear can also help reduce other fears, finds a new study of 50 people with a fear of spiders and heights. Although they were only treated for the fear of spiders, the fear of heights was likewise reduced in the process. https://news.rub.de/english/press-releases/2024-01-10-psychology-therapy-against-spider-fear-can-also-reduce-fear-heights 9 comments science
- The largest male specimen of the world’s most venomous spider has been found in Australia https://apnews.com/article/australia-largest-deadly-funnel-web-spider-6014224ad1d62278fef3f69decf11456 245 comments worldnews
- A spider web of Hamas tunnels in Gaza Strip raises risks for an Israeli ground offensive https://www.cp24.com/world/a-spider-web-of-hamas-tunnels-in-gaza-strip-raises-risks-for-an-israeli-ground-offensive-1.6621348 18 comments worldnews
- This is the oldest fossil evidence of spider moms taking care of their young https://www.sciencenews.org/article/oldest-fossil-evidence-amber-spider-mom-care-young 3 comments science
- Texas Woman Feeding Hot Cheetos to Spider Monkey Inside El Paso Zoo Enclosure Fired From Job at Law Firm https://www.insideedition.com/texas-woman-feeding-hot-cheetos-to-spider-monkey-inside-el-paso-zoo-enclosure-fired-from-job-at-law 40 comments law
- Man sets fire to gas pump trying to kill spider https://www.cbsnews.com/news/detroit-area-man-sets-fire-to-gas-pump-trying-to-kill-a-spider/ 11 comments nottheonion
- Hand-sized, biting spiders are coming to your home looking for sex https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/hand-sized-biting-spiders-coming-18835736 51 comments nottheonion
- Me and my new pet spider! https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/269258472715976704/744027007209308180/unknown.png 66 comments factorio
- Alex Galchenyuk suffers an injury setback after being bit by a spider https://www.cbssports.com/nhl/news/penguins-alex-galchenyuk-reportedly-suffers-injury-setback-after-being-bitten-by-spider/ 22 comments hockey
- Woman wrecks car after she sees spider riding shotgun with her https://www.wkyt.com/content/news/woman-wrecks-car-after-she-sees-spider-riding-shotgun-with-her-508437921.html?fbclid=iwar2lpzxmhat4i_lukyd1g0wno-mgxy4fr5vzarf5tyg7ev9hq3_zpi9xhj8 5 comments nottheonion
- NASA wants to develop self-healing spacesuits, Venus landers and spider probes: The space agency's innovative advanced concepts program is funding 18 new projects that could change how we explore the universe. https://www.cnet.com/news/nasa-wants-to-develop-self-healing-spacesuits-spider-probes-and-venus-landers/ 139 comments space
- Scientists were excited to spot a huge spider eating an opossum, but you might have nightmares https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/01/world/giant-spider-eats-opossum-scn-trnd/index.html 18 comments nottheonion
- Man Screams at a Very Scary Spider So Loudly That the Police Show Up http://time.com/5491788/man-screaming-spider/ 4 comments nottheonion
- TIL that every team in the NL had at least 10 wins against the 1899 Cleveland Spiders (except for the Spiders of course) https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/nl/1899-standings.shtml#all_head_to_head_wins 4 comments baseball
- Do parasites serve an ecological function? I know a lot of insects that we consider pests are actually important in the food chain (like ants and spiders) but do things like fleas and ticks actually contribute anything to their environment or do they only sap energy from their hosts? https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/6nqhry/do_parasites_serve_an_ecological_function_i_know/ 7 comments askscience
- Spiders could theoretically eat every human on Earth in one year http://pilotonline.com/news/local/science/spiders-could-theoretically-eat-every-human-on-earth-in-one/article_53dbfb56-4b99-58ed-acee-c56652defb46.html 193 comments nottheonion
- In Australia, you're more likely to be killed by a horse than by a shark, spider or snake http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-01-17/horse-more-likely-to-kill-you-than-bees-wasps-snakes-spiders/8188842?wt.ac=statenews_vic 6 comments worldnews
- This Snake Pretends to Be a Spider—and Catches a Bird http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/04/160411-spiders-snakes-animals-science-prey-predators/ 7 comments nottheonion
- "Australian scientists have discovered what could be a new species of the deadly funnel-web spider, after finding a large specimen living in a national park." http://news.yahoo.com/australia-spider-may-species-deadly-funnel-090051130.html 15 comments worldnews
- Graphene-coated spiders create carbon nanotube silk web strong enough to catch a plane http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/graphene-coated-spiders-create-carbon-nanotube-silk-strong-enough-catch-plane-1499915 21 comments technology
- By copying organs found in spiders’ legs, engineers build a sensor that can detect tiny vibrations, including speech and blood flow http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-30414752 4 comments science
- Goliath encounter: Puppy-sized spider surprises scientist in rainforest http://www.cbsnews.com/news/goliath-encounter-puppy-sized-spider-surprises-scientist-in-rainforest/ 5 comments science
- New Scotland home kit revealed, includes a spider. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2503591/new-scotland-kit-pays-homage-robert-bruce-spider.html 9 comments soccer
- Two New Spider Species Found in Uruguay http://www.sci-news.com/biology/science-new-spider-species-uruguay-01435.html 4 comments science
- A sweeping census involving more than 100 scientists and lasting almost a decade has estimated that Panama's San Lorenzo forest is home to an estimated 25,246 arthropod species. The study is the most extensive survey of insects, spiders, and their relatives ever undertaken. http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2012/12/panama-forest-boasts-tens-of-tho.html 28 comments science
- Less poisonous brown widows spiders are overtaking and replacing black widows in urban areas. http://www.sfgate.com/science/article/brown-spiders-pushing-out-black-widows-study-3684762.php 1029 comments science
- A newly discovered species of spider living in Madagascar makes the world's longest known web, spanning 25m http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_9001000/9001866.stm 32 comments science
- Because of all of the spider links of late, I present you "How to Identify and Misidentify a Brown Recluse Spider" by Rick Vetter and the always helpful Burke Museum, The Spider Myths Site. http://spiders.ucr.edu/recluseid.html 3 comments reddit.com
- Scientists learning how to make super strong materials by analyzing the atomic level structure of spider silk. http://www.physorg.com/news187776815.html 8 comments science
- Rare yellow spider found only in parts of Malaysia, named after David Bowie http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/6150060/rare-yellow-spider-named-after-david-bowie.html 7 comments science
- An employee at Whole Foods found a Brazilian Wandering Spider wandering around in their produce section. http://www.newson6.com/global/story.asp?s=10025233 25 comments reddit.com
- Schizocosa Mccooki [Giant Fucking Spider Warning] http://nathistoc.bio.uci.edu/spiders/schizocosa.htm 7 comments science
- [pic] This is not a spider web; it's the digitally captured path of a spider during web construction. http://www.conservation.unibas.ch/team/zschokke/pics/nephila.gif 24 comments reddit.com
- Webs of drugged up spiders [pic] http://www.newscientist.com/data/images/ns/cms/mg14619750.500/mg14619750.500-1_465.jpg 23 comments reddit.com
- 180 metre spider web discovered in texas...what does the spider look like? http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/?p=253 3 comments science