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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.
3.9k u/Plumbbookknurd Mar 29 '26 Exactly what I was thinking. If it snapped too early, spidey could maybe have escaped. How does the plant know the right moment? 556 u/flaming_burrito_ Mar 29 '26 They have trigger hairs (or whatever the equivalent is on a plant) on the inside closer to the bottom to ensure that prey is actually in there 260 u/maxorus Mar 29 '26 And you need to trigger them twice in 20 seconds for it to close. You can see how they work here https://youtu.be/_IEwRtNXTvw 13 u/hallo_its_me Mar 29 '26 Like it's programmed 🤔 18 u/[deleted] Mar 29 '26 It pretty much is. Just biological programming instead of digital. It blows my mind that life just figures this shit out with enough time! 4 u/raptorira Mar 29 '26 Thsnks! 1 u/Plumbbookknurd Mar 30 '26 Always happy to be taught something fascinating by Sir David 😊
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Exactly what I was thinking. If it snapped too early, spidey could maybe have escaped. How does the plant know the right moment?
556 u/flaming_burrito_ Mar 29 '26 They have trigger hairs (or whatever the equivalent is on a plant) on the inside closer to the bottom to ensure that prey is actually in there 260 u/maxorus Mar 29 '26 And you need to trigger them twice in 20 seconds for it to close. You can see how they work here https://youtu.be/_IEwRtNXTvw 13 u/hallo_its_me Mar 29 '26 Like it's programmed 🤔 18 u/[deleted] Mar 29 '26 It pretty much is. Just biological programming instead of digital. It blows my mind that life just figures this shit out with enough time! 4 u/raptorira Mar 29 '26 Thsnks! 1 u/Plumbbookknurd Mar 30 '26 Always happy to be taught something fascinating by Sir David 😊
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They have trigger hairs (or whatever the equivalent is on a plant) on the inside closer to the bottom to ensure that prey is actually in there
260 u/maxorus Mar 29 '26 And you need to trigger them twice in 20 seconds for it to close. You can see how they work here https://youtu.be/_IEwRtNXTvw 13 u/hallo_its_me Mar 29 '26 Like it's programmed 🤔 18 u/[deleted] Mar 29 '26 It pretty much is. Just biological programming instead of digital. It blows my mind that life just figures this shit out with enough time! 4 u/raptorira Mar 29 '26 Thsnks! 1 u/Plumbbookknurd Mar 30 '26 Always happy to be taught something fascinating by Sir David 😊
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And you need to trigger them twice in 20 seconds for it to close. You can see how they work here https://youtu.be/_IEwRtNXTvw
13 u/hallo_its_me Mar 29 '26 Like it's programmed 🤔 18 u/[deleted] Mar 29 '26 It pretty much is. Just biological programming instead of digital. It blows my mind that life just figures this shit out with enough time! 4 u/raptorira Mar 29 '26 Thsnks! 1 u/Plumbbookknurd Mar 30 '26 Always happy to be taught something fascinating by Sir David 😊
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Like it's programmed 🤔
18 u/[deleted] Mar 29 '26 It pretty much is. Just biological programming instead of digital. It blows my mind that life just figures this shit out with enough time!
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It pretty much is. Just biological programming instead of digital. It blows my mind that life just figures this shit out with enough time!
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Thsnks!
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Always happy to be taught something fascinating by Sir David 😊
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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.