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[–] fubarx@lemmy.world 74 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (6 children)
[–] remon@ani.social 37 points 1 month ago

Not entirely accurate, there are some save zones in North- an West Alaska.

[–] Drekaridill@feddit.is 18 points 1 month ago (3 children)
[–] CluckN@lemmy.world 41 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Red is land, white represents where the spiders are.

[–] Pyro@programming.dev 20 points 1 month ago (2 children)

We've lost Canada and Mexico to the spiders already...

[–] xx3rawr@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago

This comment is full of spiders. Using darkmode just hides them in the dark

[–] bhamlin@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

But how do they fish on land?

[–] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] bhamlin@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

Who said that? Who's talking?

[–] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago

Obviously this blue part here is the land...

[–] fubarx@lemmy.world 16 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] Drekaridill@feddit.is 13 points 1 month ago (2 children)

That would be very disheartening if I lived in America

[–] _cryptagion@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

these days it doesn't even make the top 10 list of disturbing things for people living in America

[–] JacksonLamb@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

They are in many countries. But they are not scary.

[–] JacksonLamb@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago

Why limit it to the US? Dolomedes is international.

Also yes I will sleep tight, knowing these adorable and accomplished spiders are out there living their best lives.

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 1 month ago

there's the slight alleviating factor of most people not living in lakes

[–] peteypete420@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 month ago

But the spiders is Australia are worse right? Thats how I justify sleeping at night. Tell me its true.

[–] Zerush@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month ago

....and with closed mouth