Stinking, Spongy, Dark, Huge: A Spider Web Unlike Any Seen Before

The @nytimes.com are the latest major news outlet to cover our mind-blowing spider cave study!

➡ For the study, head to doi.org/10.3897/subt...

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/s...

Cc: @vrenozina.bsky.social @andrei-stefanica.bsky.social @stefanomammola.bsky.social @biodiversa.eu

Hunderttausend Spinnen: „Einzigartiger Fall“ – Tief in einer Höhle stoßen Forscher auf das größte Spinnennetz der Welt - WELT Bei der Erkundung einer Höhle in Südosteuropa haben Forscher eine gruselige Entdeckung gemacht: das wohl größte Spinnennetz der Welt. Die Dimensionen der Kolonie wirken unwirklich. Neben der Größe ers...

🕸️ So, the recent discovery of what is thought to be the world's largest #spider structure in the world published in our #openaccess scientific journal @subtbiol.pensoft.net made it on TV📺 as part of the Die Welt!
www.welt.de/wissenschaft...

Biologia Blerina Vrenozi: Shqipëria në qëndër të zbulimit të madh shkencor - Living Day YouTube video by Vizion Plus TV

🕷Did you know that a #unique #spidercolony is found inside a #sulfurcave on the #Albania-Greece border?
🕸️ I had the pleasure of discussing this rare #biological #discovery and its #scientific importance on 📺 Living Day at #Vizion Plus.
youtu.be/50qpmqcAq6k?...

Stinking, Spongy, Dark, Huge: A Spider Web Unlike Any Seen Before

🌍 The New York Times #science #spidercolony
I am so happy i had an amazing interview with the professionist reporter #Adeel_Hassan of the journal #NewYorkTimes. Thank you very much for having our discovery in this journal! 🕷🕸
#sulfurcave #spider #newyork #arachnids
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/s...

An extraordinary spider colony was found in a cave on the Albania-Greece border. Comprising over 100,000 spiders, the network spans a surface area of over 100 m².

This discovery was published in our journal Subterranean Biology: doi.org/10.3897/subt...

Video by @vrenozina.bsky.social

A spider colony of 69,000 individuals of Tegenaria domestica and more than 42,000 of Prinerigone vagans, covering a surface area of over 100 m², was found in Sulfur Cave, a chemoautotrophic sulfidic ecosystem located on the Albania-Greece border. See more here: doi.org/10.3897/subt...

Ever wondered if #colonial spider webs can exist... in a #Sulfur #Cave?! Yes, it’s real—and it is between Albania🇦🇱 and Greece🇬🇷! This study reveals how #Tegenaria domestica form dense colonies in a toxic cave ecosystem—supported by sulfur-based chemoautotrophic life. 🕷🕸

An amazing meeting with excellent outcomes from dynamic brainstorming sessions that went beyond expectations — a big thanks to the organizers, moderator and all participants! @10klepgenomes.bsky.social

Group picture of the WG2 in the scientific collection.

After a productive day of work, the WG1 visited the archive and scientific collection of the Senckenberg Institute 👀🦋 All eyes on Maria Sibylla Merian 🥹 #10KLepGenomes

Picture of the 19 attendees of the WG1 in front of the Senckenberg German Entomological Institute in Müncheberg, Germany.

Today kicks off the first meeting organised by WG1 at the Senckenberg German Entomological Institute in Müncheberg, Germany 🦋

From Sept. 10th-12th, 19 participants will discuss how to connect with key stakeholders who may benefit from Lepidoptera genomes

Stay tuned for updates!

#COST10KLepGenomes

Niklas Wahlberg, CA10KLepGenomes chair during the presentation meeting on Monday 15th of July.

(1/7)🦋 A brief recap from Mals (Malles Venosta, Italy): In mid-July, over 50 experts from 19 European countries gathered for the first field workshop funded by the CA10KLepGenomes, aiming to sequence the genomes of all European Lepidoptera within @projectpsyche.bsky.social.

#10KLepGenomes

First field trip of the #WG2 has come to an end! We will share some of the most relevant moments of this fantastic week! Stay tuned 🦋🧬

From beautiful #moth trapping locations to sampling Alpine meadows filled with butterflies 🦋 and learning about sample preparation 🧬, I had the best week on the @10klepgenomes.bsky.social field trip! Huge thanks to all the entomologists, #COST10KLepGenomes, #LepEu and @projectpsyche.bsky.social!