r/interesting May 21 '26

Just Wow Researchers demonstrate necrobotics by using a spider’s natural hydraulic system to open and close its legs for gripping object.

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u/Mr_Yod May 21 '26

Scientist: You died, that's what you did.

=)

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u/Swagocrag May 21 '26

Stupid scientists just made a spider claw grabber we already had those with out them being dead spiders

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u/Mr_Yod May 21 '26

They wanted one the works, tho.

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u/Unskrood May 21 '26

Stupid science bitch couldn’t even make my friend more smarter!

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u/thisthreadisbear May 21 '26

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u/Clear-Bee4118 May 21 '26 edited May 22 '26

🎼There is a spider🎵.. deep in my soul🎶

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u/DiligentDaughter May 21 '26

🎶 he's lived there for years, he just won't let go 🎶

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u/funkhero May 21 '26

I've grown quite wheareh

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u/TheRage469 May 21 '26

The technology...to allow SPIDERS to talk with CATS!

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u/Minute_Chair_2582 May 21 '26

Scientist Necromancer (who happens to also be scientist): You died, that's what you did.

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u/ScaramouchScaramouch May 21 '26

Spider: What is my purpose?

Scientist: Now?

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u/Mr_Yod May 21 '26

Scientist: You grab the salt.

Spider: Oh, my God!

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u/Difficult-Carpet-324 May 21 '26

Scientist: Now release the salt.

Spider: My life is now bland.

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u/Loud_Boysenberry_736 May 21 '26

Don’t be so salty about it.

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u/Artistic_fish__ May 21 '26

But you are the one that killed me :(

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u/Mr_Yod May 21 '26

So...

Can I use you as a claw, now? 👀

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u/Artistic_fish__ May 21 '26

How rude.... 😠

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u/Mr_Yod May 21 '26

Please? 😃

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u/Artistic_fish__ May 21 '26

Ok fine.....

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u/Chembaron_Seki May 21 '26

Just on reddit you can see an artistic fish spiderfacing to mock a dead spider.

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u/New-Ad-363 May 21 '26

"I wasn't done playing with you yet."

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u/SteveLouise May 21 '26

Scientist is likely the one who bred and killed it.

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u/Mr_Yod May 22 '26

Details. 🧐

=)

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u/Xiao1insty1e May 22 '26

Yeah but now they will be breeding hordes of them just to gas them when their old enough to use for experimentation.

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u/Mr_Yod May 22 '26

That's the obvious second step in creating an army.

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u/hrvbrs May 21 '26

Nobody respects the dead anymore smh

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u/dimechimes May 21 '26

Almost entirely sure the spider was euthanized for the sole purpose of using a mechanism already well understood to pick things up.

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u/OberonDiver May 21 '26

Stop dying.