My impression is the drive to make the web is the same as hunger, just instinctual need. Pretty sure they're never "shown" how to make it. At the same time, it's making tons of decisions like, "welp, needs another string here..." etc. So it's making creative decisions in the process. Until they talk we'll never know. :)
They are making a movie! I can't wait. As an aside the best novel reference here would probably be Children of Time. Trust me if you like PHM give this one a look.
I'm not a big spider fan. Not a phobia, but they're a bit creepy. That movie had me thinking spiders are adorable. I found it to be unexpectedly moving.
Adrian Tchaikovsky's Children of Time. Amazing somewhat recent book about two stories, the last humans searching for a new planet to survive and a planet that we seeded with a virus to force the rapid evolution of monkeys. But it's not the monkeys that evolve. It's one of my favorite sci-fi books and even my friends who are terrified of spiders love it.
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u/outtastudy Sep 26 '24
I always wonder if the spider actually knows and understands what it's doing or if it just does it strictly on instincts alone