06.26.05 - a world without spiders

“Spiders are stupid. I hate them” Brittany once told me. “I wish spiders never existed…”

“Ridiculous,” I told her. “Spiders complete the equal balance of the world, thus preserving and enduring the beautiful cycle of nature, stupid face.”

“You’re an idiot,” she insisted “and the world would be better off without spiders.”

“Better off without spiders? Surely you're the dumbest girl I’ve ever met.” I put down my coffee, undid the top button of my shirt, and then began to explain what the world would become if spiders were to go extinct.

Not having spiders around would give other predators all the chance to start eating all the insects they want without having to compete with the spiders for food. It’d be like a big all you can eat insect buffet. So without spiders, it only means the next biggest insect predator will step up and take over. It can only mean that the next biggest predator of insects will grow 10,000 times bigger in size and attack all who oppose them. Without spiders:

 

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