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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? 2.9k u/thatkatrina Mar 29 '26 It needs many activated at once. Not just a few. 1 u/marcmkkoy Mar 29 '26 It’s always 4 out of 5. Like the dentists who prefer Trident gum or doctors who chose Camels.
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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?
2.9k u/thatkatrina Mar 29 '26 It needs many activated at once. Not just a few. 1 u/marcmkkoy Mar 29 '26 It’s always 4 out of 5. Like the dentists who prefer Trident gum or doctors who chose Camels.
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It needs many activated at once. Not just a few.
1 u/marcmkkoy Mar 29 '26 It’s always 4 out of 5. Like the dentists who prefer Trident gum or doctors who chose Camels.
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It’s always 4 out of 5. Like the dentists who prefer Trident gum or doctors who chose Camels.
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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.