Number 16, The Longest-Lived Spider On Record, Died At The Ripe Old Age Of 43
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4 decades, and the best name that science could muster is “Number 16.” Well, RIP number 16, I'll throw a dead housefly out for you.
Deep cut: employees are creatures too.
Average bible verse concerning other earthlings
god you're so edgy and profound
then why are you continuing to interact with humans?
All that time and it gets merc’d by a parasitic wasp?! Just seems so unfair. RIP 16
From the day we arrive on this planet, and, blinking, step into the sun...
The research paper about her.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/324624963_The_longest-lived_spider_mygalomorphs_dig_deep_and_persevere
In death... a spider has a name.
Rest in Power to that sustainable queen
She is survived by her 47,890 children
Amazing