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[–] [email protected] 154 points 2 months 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.

[–] [email protected] 42 points 2 months ago (8 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I understood that reference.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Not before the ants danced at a rock

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

I might need to split my mind in two and wait a thousand years to get this one

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[–] Tar_alcaran 83 points 2 months ago (3 children)
[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 months ago

That was a very cool read, thanks!

[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 months 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...

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months 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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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago
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[–] [email protected] 67 points 2 months ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 41 points 2 months ago

That's what the spiders want you to think

[–] [email protected] 37 points 2 months 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.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 months 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.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months 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.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months 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.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

Spiders are always welcome in my garden. They come with free pest control.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 2 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 months ago (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago (3 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I'm not entirely sure I'm comfortable with having spiders large enough to write on. I know they exist but now that I've thought about it I don't like it.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Well you see, that's the hilarious part. You won't have those spiders anymore, the astronaut will. Floating in his tin can. Far above the moon. Planet earth is blue and there's nothing he can do. 🎸🎸🎸👏👏

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months 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.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months 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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[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (5 children)

Giant alien spiders are no joke!

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Wouldn’t a giant slider be just a burger?

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago

Gotta use that Anti-bio Beam

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

You have lost [crewmember]

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 months 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

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago

No spiders in space yet!

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago

Portia didn’t like that

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months 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.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

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

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That is until you learn that space spiders are invisible

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[–] Voroxpete 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I think maybe a spider wrote this.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

I for one welcome our new lint overlords.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

Somebody need to put spiders in space already...

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (4 children)

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

[–] MyNameIsIgglePiggle 10 points 2 months ago

I think they might have satellite internet

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

They do indeed have communications with earth.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

In space no one knows when you actually are a spider.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

No spiders yet.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

Imagine infestation with 🛏️bugs.

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