This is actually only part true. During the night, as the temperature in their environment drops, most species leave their den or web and seek out the mouth of any nearby sleeping mammals to sleep in, as it will help retain heat. In tests, it has been observed that up to thousands or tens of thousands of spiders will travel up to 10 miles to willingly climb into the open mouth of a sleeping human.
That tens of thousands number is always brought up, but it’s an average that is affected by the actions of Spiders Georg, an outlier who should not be counted.
The only thing spiders like more than a warm mouth is a warm butthole. The human butthole is the perfect environment for a spider to get nice and cozy. It’s estimated that the average person has 10 spiders enter their butthole every year.
DoctorButts@kbin.melroy.org 7 months ago
This is actually only part true. During the night, as the temperature in their environment drops, most species leave their den or web and seek out the mouth of any nearby sleeping mammals to sleep in, as it will help retain heat. In tests, it has been observed that up to thousands or tens of thousands of spiders will travel up to 10 miles to willingly climb into the open mouth of a sleeping human.
GraniteM@lemmy.world 7 months ago
That tens of thousands number is always brought up, but it’s an average that is affected by the actions of Spiders Georg, an outlier who should not be counted.
andrewta@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Thank you for the reminder I need to get a new supply of duct tape.
sheepishly@kbin.social 7 months ago
And that's why you swallow eight spiders a night or whatever it was. Mmm, protein
bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 7 months ago
The only thing spiders like more than a warm mouth is a warm butthole. The human butthole is the perfect environment for a spider to get nice and cozy. It’s estimated that the average person has 10 spiders enter their butthole every year.