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HTTP 418: I'm a teapot

The server identifies as a teapot now and is on a tea break, brb

HTTP 418: I'm a teapot

The server identifies as a teapot now and is on a tea break, brb

Pelican spiders Memes

Posts tagged with Pelican spiders

Assassin Spiders: Nature's Evolutionary Overachievers

Biology Science Evolution
1 year ago 38.8K views 0 shares
Assassin Spiders: Nature's Evolutionary Overachievers
Talk about an arms race! Assassin spiders said "screw venom resistance" and went straight for the "social distancing before it was cool" approach with those ridiculous necks. These evolutionary show-offs hunt other spiders by essentially developing biological selfie sticks to keep their prey's venom at bay. Natural selection really outdid itself here - when other predators were getting stronger or faster, these weirdos were in the corner like "what if neck... but LONGER?" Nature's solution to spider-on-spider crime is apparently just extreme body modification. If humans evolved this way, we'd be fighting bears with 6-foot-long arms instead of inventing spears.

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PHP2Shell and Plex2Shell: lock down your homelab in 2026

Plex2Shell and PHP2Shell hit home servers in one week. What 11 Docker images really ship, which ports to close, and how to go VPN-only. Read article →

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