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  • Dirt_Owl [comrade/them, they/them]
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    3 years ago

    There are species of communist spiders that live together in a giant communal webs. They all contribute what they can and live peacefully. They're also way more successful than regular spiders.

    By building a communal web, it is thought that the spiders approximately maximize total biomass capture per spider. Having a larger web and multiple spiders to work together to subdue prey allows them to prey on larger organisms than would be possible if they led a solitary existence. The colonies can grow large enough to take down birds and bats, as well as very large insects.

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_spider

    Over decades of observation and research, scientists have discovered that social spiders, just like humans, have distinct and varying personalities. The very fact that social spiders have evolved in that way helps to explain how their communal living system works so well. Each personality is best suited to particular roles within the immense webs they share. For example, a spider with a more aggressive personality would naturally be drawn to a web job that deals with predators and other threats to the web. Or, they may be put in charge of handling prey caught in the web. More docile, laid back social spiders are usually drawn to jobs such as caring for and feeding young spiders in the web, helping to maintain the web structure, or web communications.

    From an evolutionary standpoint, it pays to party with your friends. At least it does in the spider world. Research suggests spiders that socialize and build working relationships produce more and healthier progeny. When everyone is pulling together for the common good, the tribe thrives. This approach involves shared labor, and shared down time. The division of labor is crucial to a web's success, with the more "warrior" personalities handling defense and maintenance of the web, and the "passive" types who serve as caregivers. Studies demonstrate that 60% of spider colonies that do not socialize among one another and cooperate together wind up dying out.

    https://www.ranker.com/list/what-are-social-spiders/cheryl-adams-richkoff