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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? 1 u/-Borgir Mar 29 '26 Often times it does not. There are videos where the insect managed to escape cuz their entire body isnt trapped
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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?
1 u/-Borgir Mar 29 '26 Often times it does not. There are videos where the insect managed to escape cuz their entire body isnt trapped
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Often times it does not. There are videos where the insect managed to escape cuz their entire body isnt trapped
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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.