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Social spiders Stegodyphus dumicola don't believe in labels: study challenges long-held assumptions about animal personalities

https://www.port.ac.uk/news-events-and-blogs/news/social-hippie-spiders-dont-believe-in-labels-study-challenges-long-held-assumptions-about-animal-personalities

Scientists suggest social spiders are more about going with the flow than sticking to a role, after new research challenges the idea of fixed personalities.

remon @ani.social - 8mon

dubbed ‘hippie spiders’

By some journalist 1 day ago. Seriously, I can't find a single result of the word "hippie" being associated with Stegodyphus spp. that is older then 24h.

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glimse @lemmy.world - 8mon

Public SLAMS [company] for [decision]

[3 embedded tweets from random Twitter users]

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solo @slrpnk.net - 8mon

I think you are right. I just edited the title. Thanks for the input!

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Mothra - 8mon

Link is broken for me, I'll try again later

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MelonYellow @lemmy.ca - 8mon

Had no idea there were social spiders that live in communes! Guess that explains the mass of spiderwebs I’ve seen on bushes

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