There’s a few spiders that do this (I know some orb-weavers do) and IIRC scientists don’t know for sure why, though it’s been hypothesized that it could be either to confuse potential predators or to make themselves and their webs obvious to larger animals.
Some orb weavers like Argiopes even make a thick zigzag construction in their web called a stabilimentum that we don’t really understand the function of, but one theory is to make the web more visually obvious so larger animals don’t accidentally barrel into them.
Spiders are neat.
Love their Trippel though
Not one but two Aphex Twin logos? This pleases me.
Technology Connections is the shit! The episode on hurricane lanterns is great and has a stupid joke in there that comes so far out of left field it killed me: https://youtu.be/tURHTuKHBZs
Any recommendations for guided yoga? I’ve always wanted to try yoga for general health benefits but I worry that my form will be all wrong without an actual guide, and I have zero interest in the new-age/spiritual/religious shit