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[–] ClanOfTheOcho@lemmy.world 155 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Did anybody see what happened to the spider experiments box over near the airlock? I could have sworn that was where I left it.

[–] hopesdead@startrek.website 42 points 1 week ago (2 children)

They went down to the planet and enslaved the ants that live there.

[–] dwraf_of_ignorance@programming.dev 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Portia approves of this message.

[–] hopesdead@startrek.website 1 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

You’ll have to remind me, was that the leader or the rebel?

EDIT: Wait, without looking it up, I just realized they only gave a name to the leader. Is that right?

[–] dwraf_of_ignorance@programming.dev 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

She was the main character, she was a high priest, warrior who "defeated" the ants, hunter, etc. Portia was the name given to the main guy of the story.

[–] hopesdead@startrek.website 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Yeah, but isn’t that name passed down? It has been a while since I read Children of Time (haven’t read the rest of the series). I swear there are multiple spiders over the span of the plot that are given the name.

[–] dwraf_of_ignorance@programming.dev 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I think it's the name given by the author for the reader's sake and not their "real" name. I think he says in the beginning, let's call her portia . Their names are said in taps of their limbs. And are probably different for different portia over the history of the series. I may be mistaken.

[–] hopesdead@startrek.website 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Guess I have a reason to continue the series.

I read up to the second book. The third book is a little more philosophical for my taste. If you haven't read the second i highly recommend it.

[–] BennyInc@feddit.org 18 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I understood that reference.

[–] P1k1e@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Not before the ants danced at a rock

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[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 85 points 1 week ago (3 children)
[–] UnrepententProcrastinator@lemmy.ca 22 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Now, a study of orb spiders (Trichonephila clavipes) in space has revealed that these smart arachnids can orientate themselves with light when there is no gravity to tell them which way is 'up'.

So you're telling me they are already adapted to space, a place where they wouldn't be size-constrained by gravity...

[–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Pretty sure their size-constraint isn't gravity anyways, it's oxygen. Assuming arachnids 'breathe' like insects, anyways

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[–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 22 points 1 week ago

That was a very cool read, thanks!

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[–] marcos@lemmy.world 67 points 1 week ago (1 children)
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[–] mitchty@lemmy.sdf.org 42 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I must be weird cause spiders are bros. I always help em out and move em elsewhere whilst telling em to keep on killing the enemy bugs.

Spiders are awesome especially the jumping varietals.

[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 20 points 1 week ago

Spiders are usually Bros, but sometimes they're assholes.

Had one in the bathroom, whilst I was showering. What did he do with all the hot steamy air? Why, crawl towards it of course. Never mind the frequent misteps that threatened to drop him on the floor because, oh I dont know, the ceiling is wet - no - crawling precariously to the danger is the most reasonable response...

Later that day, I'm just chilling on the toilet with my phone, and he wants to drop by to say hello. How does he do it? Hang down slowly and land in front of me? Lower himself onto the toilet cistern so as not to disturb me?

Hell no! Fucker decides to lower himself next to my ear and tickle it, so that I immediately respond with a hand slap that sends him into pieces.

I miss him in a weird way, but he was a real asshole.

[–] eclipse@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'm from Australia.

Some spiders are absolutely bros.

Others seem to exist only to fuck you up.

Once you know the difference you're fine, but I don't blanket assume that every spider I find is a friend.

[–] mitchty@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 1 week ago

Your continent is the perpetual exception to the rule. Least in north America there aren’t a ton of spiders that pose a huge threat past this 8 legged trauma people have. Most of our spiders are lil jumpy boys. And web ones but they are pretty obvious. The ones I’m not overly keen on are the daddy long legs. Legs for days but they just seem like sea spiders on land.

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[–] DaddleDew@lemmy.world 42 points 1 week ago

That's what the spiders want you to think

[–] sudo42@lemmy.world 27 points 1 week ago

"I have had it with these motherfing ~~snakes~~ spiders on this motherfing ~~plane~~ spacestation!"

[–] nichtburningturtle@feddit.org 24 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (5 children)

Giant alien spiders are no joke!

[–] Hawke@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Wouldn’t a giant slider be just a burger?

[–] dev_null@lemmy.ml 12 points 1 week ago

Gotta use that Anti-bio Beam

[–] hexabs@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You have lost [crewmember]

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[–] Majorllama@lemmy.world 23 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I think I know a really funny prank we can pull with the next supplies shipment to the space station lol.

[–] Randelung@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Four spiders, numbered 1, 2, 3, and 5. Large enough to be legible of course.

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[–] BigBananaDealer@lemm.ee 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

ive never played dead space past the tutorial but im guessing thats how dead space happened

[–] Majorllama@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

I beat that game years ago and I honestly don't remember the story at all. I am now choosing to believe it was a prank that went super super wrong haha.

[–] Pulptastic@midwest.social 22 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Couldn’t a spider hitch a ride on something brought into the rocket?

[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 14 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Maybe, but I have to admit that I've never seen a spider hitchhiking on the side of a road.

[–] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Really shows in what kind of society we live when a lone spider doesn't feel save to hitchhike with strangers

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[–] Tomato666@lemmy.sdf.org 17 points 1 week ago

But thed did have an escape in 2008, I think they stole a tool bag (one went missing, so it must have been the spiders) Escaped spiders

[–] DaedalousIlios@pawb.social 13 points 1 week ago

No spiders in space yet!

[–] CoffeeJunkie@lemmy.cafe 11 points 1 week ago
[–] ieatpwns@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago

Portia didn’t like that

[–] i_dont_want_to@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I mean, just a short time ago, there were no humans in space. Maybe the spiders have their own space travel now.

[–] FordBeeblebrox@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago

I’m certain the dolphins and mice do, we’re just not quite there yet.

[–] lnxtx@feddit.nl 9 points 1 week ago

Imagine infestation with 🛏️bugs.

[–] shoulderoforion@fedia.io 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

but what if they're were, adam sandler would like a word

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[–] BigBenis@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That is until you learn that space spiders are invisible

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[–] Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I think maybe a spider wrote this.

[–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 6 points 1 week ago

I for one welcome our new lint overlords.

[–] DozensOfDonner@mander.xyz 5 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Wait did she pay that while in space? Like do b they have just their phones with them?

I think they might have satellite internet

[–] Arbiter@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

They do indeed have communications with earth.

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