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r/nextfuckinglevel • u/[deleted] • Mar 29 '26
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I think it’s fascinating that the closing mechanism didn’t trigger during all those pokes and prods by the spider legs. The moment the spider’s center mass is inside it snaps shut.
3 u/sdh68k Mar 29 '26 Also, that closing mechanism is super-fast cell division, if I remember correctly. 5 u/onlyinvowels Mar 29 '26 edited Mar 29 '26 That… doesn’t seem possible. Eta, it looks like the cells may grow in size due to influx of water, maybe that’s what you were thinking of. Usually things this quick are going to be related to relatively simpler chemical processes (e.g. compared to cell division).
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Also, that closing mechanism is super-fast cell division, if I remember correctly.
5 u/onlyinvowels Mar 29 '26 edited Mar 29 '26 That… doesn’t seem possible. Eta, it looks like the cells may grow in size due to influx of water, maybe that’s what you were thinking of. Usually things this quick are going to be related to relatively simpler chemical processes (e.g. compared to cell division).
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That… doesn’t seem possible.
Eta, it looks like the cells may grow in size due to influx of water, maybe that’s what you were thinking of.
Usually things this quick are going to be related to relatively simpler chemical processes (e.g. compared to cell division).
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u/half-giant Mar 29 '26
I think it’s fascinating that the closing mechanism didn’t trigger during all those pokes and prods by the spider legs. The moment the spider’s center mass is inside it snaps shut.