1747: Spider Paleontology - Revision history

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‎Explanation

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we don't use TOCs in comic pages

2001:4450:813D:C800:FCCA:442D:8C9D:DF33 at 22:09, 22 October 2025

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FaviFake at 12:23, 29 July 2025

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Nitpicking: /* Explanation */ "traveling" is a present participle

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‎Explanation: "traveling" is a present participle

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TheusafBOT: Reverted edit 299052 by 172.71.30.65 to 287263

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Reverted edit 299052 by 172.71.30.65 to 287263

172.71.30.65: mostly true.

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mostly true.

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 This comic was followed by [[1748: Future Archaeology]]. A {{w|time travel|time-traveler}} that looks like a floating black energy sphere visits the present day from the far future. [[:Category:Spiders|Spiders]] are the Sphere civilization's current craze, just as {{w|dinosaurs}} are currently the craze of humanity. The [[:Category:Jurassic Park|Jurassic Park]] media franchise began with the {{w|Jurassic Park (film)|first film}} in 1993 and the year before the release of this comic in 2016, the fourth movie {{w|Jurassic World}} were released with at least {{w|Jurassic_Park#Fifth_film_.282018.29|one more film}} in development. We also have {{w|Dinosaur World (theme parks)|theme parks}} and kids dressing up as dinosaurs.
-The time-traveler arrives in the presence of [[Megan]] and [[Cueball]] and tells them who it is and why it is here, to see spiders which they learned about through {{w|fossils}}. Megan points it towards a spider sitting in its web; the Sphere is awestruck to see the object of its obsession in the living flesh, but seeing it sitting in it's web, the Sphere asks why it has been caught. Megan realizes that because it only knows about spiders from fossils, it could come as a big surprise that the spiders sit in their webs like this. {{w|Spider web|Spider silk}} does in fact {{w|Spider#Fossil_record|fossilize in amber}} (and most fossils of spiders are also found in {{w|amber}} because the soft body of a spider does not easily {{w|petrify}}). The reason we know that silk threads in amber are the spider's web is because we can compare fossils with the spiders of today. If not for the fact that we knew about spiders' webs in advance, it would be hard to say if we would have made the connection from the amber fossils. The Sphere is thus surprised to see the spider in a web since they had not understood any possible hint of spider webs in the fossil records, from which the Sphere's civilization gathered all their knowledge of spiders. Spiders have been on Earth at {{w|Spider#Evolution|least for 380 million years}} and are still thriving and more than 40,000 species are known.
+The time-traveler arrives in the presence of [[Megan]] and [[Cueball]] and tells them who it is and why it is here, to see spiders which they learned about through {{w|fossils}}. Megan points it towards a spider sitting in its web; the Sphere is awestruck to see the object of its obsession in the living flesh, but seeing it sitting in its web, the Sphere asks why it has been caught. Megan realizes that because it only knows about spiders from fossils, it could come as a big surprise that the spiders sit in their webs like this. {{w|Spider web|Spider silk}} does in fact {{w|Spider#Fossil_record|fossilize in amber}} (and most fossils of spiders are also found in {{w|amber}} because the soft body of a spider does not easily {{w|petrify}}). The reason we know that silk threads in amber are the spider's web is because we can compare fossils with the spiders of today. If not for the fact that we knew about spiders' webs in advance, it would be hard to say if we would have made the connection from the amber fossils. The Sphere is thus surprised to see the spider in a web since they had not understood any possible hint of spider webs in the fossil records, from which the Sphere's civilization gathered all their knowledge of spiders. Spiders have been on Earth at {{w|Spider#Evolution|least for 380 million years}} and are still thriving and more than 40,000 species are known.
 With our current knowledge, we know that webs are an essential part of a spider's life. Making sense of a spider's life is practically impossible without including their webs. However, the future-people have done just that until now; discovering how wrong they are is bound to become an intense experience for them. It should be noted that there have been multiple present-day discoveries of fossilized spiders' webs preserved in amber - however, since fossils forming like this is a rare event, it is quite possible that none would have been found (or rediscovered our own current stock) by the future-people.

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	This comic was followed by [[1748: Future Archaeology]]. A {{w\|time travel\|time-traveler}} that looks like a floating black energy sphere visits the present day from the far future. [[:Category:Spiders\|Spiders]] are the Sphere civilization's current craze, just as {{w\|dinosaurs}} are currently the craze of humanity. The [[:Category:Jurassic Park\|Jurassic Park]] media franchise began with the {{w\|Jurassic Park (film)\|first film}} in 1993 and the year before the release of this comic in 2016, the fourth movie {{w\|Jurassic World}} were released with at least {{w\|Jurassic_Park#Fifth_film_.282018.29\|one more film}} in development. We also have {{w\|Dinosaur World (theme parks)\|theme parks}} and kids dressing up as dinosaurs.		This comic was followed by [[1748: Future Archaeology]]. A {{w\|time travel\|time-traveler}} that looks like a floating black energy sphere visits the present day from the far future. [[:Category:Spiders\|Spiders]] are the Sphere civilization's current craze, just as {{w\|dinosaurs}} are currently the craze of humanity. The [[:Category:Jurassic Park\|Jurassic Park]] media franchise began with the {{w\|Jurassic Park (film)\|first film}} in 1993 and the year before the release of this comic in 2016, the fourth movie {{w\|Jurassic World}} were released with at least {{w\|Jurassic_Park#Fifth_film_.282018.29\|one more film}} in development. We also have {{w\|Dinosaur World (theme parks)\|theme parks}} and kids dressing up as dinosaurs.

← Older revision		Revision as of 22:09, 22 October 2025
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		+	{{TOC}}
	This comic was followed by [[1748: Future Archaeology]]. A {{w\|time travel\|time-traveler}} that looks like a floating black energy sphere visits the present day from the far future. [[:Category:Spiders\|Spiders]] are the Sphere civilization's current craze, just as {{w\|dinosaurs}} are currently the craze of humanity. The [[:Category:Jurassic Park\|Jurassic Park]] media franchise began with the {{w\|Jurassic Park (film)\|first film}} in 1993 and the year before the release of this comic in 2016, the fourth movie {{w\|Jurassic World}} were released with at least {{w\|Jurassic_Park#Fifth_film_.282018.29\|one more film}} in development. We also have {{w\|Dinosaur World (theme parks)\|theme parks}} and kids dressing up as dinosaurs.		This comic was followed by [[1748: Future Archaeology]]. A {{w\|time travel\|time-traveler}} that looks like a floating black energy sphere visits the present day from the far future. [[:Category:Spiders\|Spiders]] are the Sphere civilization's current craze, just as {{w\|dinosaurs}} are currently the craze of humanity. The [[:Category:Jurassic Park\|Jurassic Park]] media franchise began with the {{w\|Jurassic Park (film)\|first film}} in 1993 and the year before the release of this comic in 2016, the fourth movie {{w\|Jurassic World}} were released with at least {{w\|Jurassic_Park#Fifth_film_.282018.29\|one more film}} in development. We also have {{w\|Dinosaur World (theme parks)\|theme parks}} and kids dressing up as dinosaurs.

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 ==Explanation==
-This comic was followed by [[1748: Future Archaeology]]. A {{w|time travel|time-traveling}} that looks like a floating black energy sphere visits the present day from the far future. [[:Category:Spiders|Spiders]] are the Sphere civilization's current craze, just as {{w|dinosaurs}} are currently the craze of humanity. The [[:Category:Jurassic Park|Jurassic Park]] media franchise began with the {{w|Jurassic Park (film)|first film}} in 1993 and the year before the release of this comic in 2016, the fourth movie {{w|Jurassic World}} were released with at least {{w|Jurassic_Park#Fifth_film_.282018.29|one more film}} in development. We also have {{w|Dinosaur World (theme parks)|theme parks}} and kids dressing up as dinosaurs.
+This comic was followed by [[1748: Future Archaeology]]. A {{w|time travel|time-traveler}} that looks like a floating black energy sphere visits the present day from the far future. [[:Category:Spiders|Spiders]] are the Sphere civilization's current craze, just as {{w|dinosaurs}} are currently the craze of humanity. The [[:Category:Jurassic Park|Jurassic Park]] media franchise began with the {{w|Jurassic Park (film)|first film}} in 1993 and the year before the release of this comic in 2016, the fourth movie {{w|Jurassic World}} were released with at least {{w|Jurassic_Park#Fifth_film_.282018.29|one more film}} in development. We also have {{w|Dinosaur World (theme parks)|theme parks}} and kids dressing up as dinosaurs.
 The time-traveler arrives in the presence of [[Megan]] and [[Cueball]] and tells them who it is and why it is here, to see spiders which they learned about through {{w|fossils}}. Megan points it towards a spider sitting in its web; the Sphere is awestruck to see the object of its obsession in the living flesh, but seeing it sitting in it's web, the Sphere asks why it has been caught. Megan realizes that because it only knows about spiders from fossils, it could come as a big surprise that the spiders sit in their webs like this. {{w|Spider web|Spider silk}} does in fact {{w|Spider#Fossil_record|fossilize in amber}} (and most fossils of spiders are also found in {{w|amber}} because the soft body of a spider does not easily {{w|petrify}}). The reason we know that silk threads in amber are the spider's web is because we can compare fossils with the spiders of today. If not for the fact that we knew about spiders' webs in advance, it would be hard to say if we would have made the connection from the amber fossils. The Sphere is thus surprised to see the spider in a web since they had not understood any possible hint of spider webs in the fossil records, from which the Sphere's civilization gathered all their knowledge of spiders. Spiders have been on Earth at {{w|Spider#Evolution|least for 380 million years}} and are still thriving and more than 40,000 species are known.

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 ==Explanation==
-This Monday comic was the first in a [[:Category:Time traveling Sphere|series]] of two comics that continued in the next release [[1748: Future Archaeology]] on Wednesday. Both comic in this series have titles of a noun followed by a field of research.
+This Monday comic was the first in a [[:Category:Time traveling Sphere|series]] of two comics that continued in the next release [[1748: Future Archaeology]] on Wednesday. Both comic in this series have titles of a noun followed by a field of research. A {{w|time travel|time-traveler}} (the black floating energy Sphere) visits the present day from the far future. [[:Category:Spiders|Spiders]] are the Sphere civilization's current craze, just as {{w|dinosaurs}} are currently the craze of humanity. The [[:Category:Jurassic Park|Jurassic Park]] media franchise began with the {{w|Jurassic Park (film)|first film}} in 1993 and the year before the release of this comic in 2016, the fourth movie {{w|Jurassic World}} were released with at least {{w|Jurassic_Park#Fifth_film_.282018.29|one more film}} in development. We also have {{w|Dinosaur World (theme parks)|theme parks}} and kids dressing up as dinosaurs.
 The time-traveler arrives in the presence of [[Megan]] and [[Cueball]], and tells them who it is and why it is here, to see spiders which they learned about through {{w|fossils}} (See the explanation of the next comic about the strange fact that it speaks English). Megan points it towards a spider sitting in its web; the Sphere is awestruck to see the object of its obsession in the living flesh, but seeing it sitting in it's web, the Sphere asks why it has been caught. Megan realizes that because it only knows about spiders from fossils, it could come as a big surprise that the spiders sit in their webs like this. {{w|Spider web|Spider silk}} does in fact {{w|Spider#Fossil_record|fossilize in amber}} (and most fossils of spiders are also found in {{w|amber}} because the soft body of a spider does not easily {{w|petrify}}). The reason we know that silk threads in amber are the spider's web is because we can compare fossils with the spiders of today. If not for the fact that we knew about spiders' webs in advance, it would be hard to say if we would have made the connection from the amber fossils. The Sphere is thus surprised to see the spider in a web since they had not understood any possible hint of spider webs in the fossil records, from which the Sphere's civilization gathered all their knowledge of spiders. Spiders have been on Earth at {{w|Spider#Evolution|least for 380 million years}} and are still thriving and more than 40,000 species are known.
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 :Cueball: Holy crap, yeah.
 :Megan: Listen, can we borrow your time machine?
 {{comic discussion}}
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->BART
+{{comic
->BAAAAAART GET ME A BEER
+| number    = 1747
-<but homer i'm underage i can't buy a beer
+| date      = October 17, 2016
->SHUT UP BART GO GET THE BEER OR I WILL SQUEEZE YOU AGAIN
+| title     = Spider Paleontology
->(apu:) welcome to kwikkemart bart no no no you can't buy beer you're like 10 years old
+| image     = spider_paleontology.png
-<but homer said that he will strangle me if i don't get him beer
+| titletext = Whenever you see a video of birds doing something weird, remember: Birds are a small subset of dinosaurs, so the weirdness of birds is a small subset of the weirdness of dinosaurs.
->(apu) ok then he can strangle you
+}}
->BAAAAAART WHERE'S MY BEER
+==Explanation==
-<uh
+This Monday comic was the first in a [[:Category:Time traveling Sphere|series]] of two comics that continued in the next release [[1748: Future Archaeology]] on Wednesday. Both comic in this series have titles of a noun followed by a field of research.
->BART!!!!
-<OOOAGGJHOGOOAGLHLGKIAOGOSLKGKSOGOOGOGGOGOLLGOGOLGLLGOFOGLGLOHOGLHOGOHLLGLGHOOGGOGGJGJ SLAM SLAM SLAM HUYYYYYYYYYY AIII
+A {{w|time travel|time-traveler}} (the black floating energy Sphere) visits the present day from the far future. {{w|Spiders}} are the Sphere civilization's current craze, just as {{w|dinosaurs}} are currently our craze. The {{w|Jurassic Park}} media franchise began with the {{w|Jurassic Park (film)|first film}} in 1993 and the year before the release of this comic in 2016, the fourth movie {{w|Jurassic World}} were released with at least {{w|Jurassic_Park#Fifth_film_.282018.29|one more film}} in development. We also have {{w|Dinosaur World (theme parks)|theme parks}} and kids dressing up as dinosaurs.

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 The time-traveler arrives in the presence of [[Megan]] and [[Cueball]], and tells them who it is and why it is here, to see spiders which they learned about through {{w|fossils}} (See the explanation of the next comic about the strange fact that it speaks English). Megan points it towards a spider sitting in its web; the Sphere is awestruck to see the object of its obsession in the living flesh, but seeing it sitting in it's web, the Sphere asks why it has been caught. Megan realizes that because it only knows about spiders from fossils, it could come as a big surprise that the spiders sit in their webs like this. {{w|Spider web|Spider silk}} does in fact {{w|Spider#Fossil_record|fossilize in amber}} (and most fossils of spiders are also found in {{w|amber}} because the soft body of a spider does not easily {{w|petrify}}). The reason we know that silk threads in amber are the spider's web is because we can compare fossils with the spiders of today. If not for the fact that we knew about spiders' webs in advance, it would be hard to say if we would have made the connection from the amber fossils. The Sphere is thus surprised to see the spider in a web since they had not understood any possible hint of spider webs in the fossil records, from which the Sphere's civilization gathered all their knowledge of spiders. Spiders have been on Earth at {{w|Spider#Evolution|least for 380 million years}} and are still thriving and more than 40,000 species are known.
-With our current knowledge, we know that webs are an essential part of a spider's life. Making sense of a spider's life is practically impossible without including their webs. However, the future-people have done just that until now; discovering how wrong they are is bound to become an intense experience for them. It should be noted that there have been multiple present-day discoveries of fossilized spiders' webs preserved in amber - however, since fossils forming like this is a rare event, it is quite possible that none would have been found (or rediscovered own current stock) by the future-people.
+With our current knowledge, we know that webs are an essential part of a spider's life. Making sense of a spider's life is practically impossible without including their webs. However, the future-people have done just that until now; discovering how wrong they are is bound to become an intense experience for them. It should be noted that there have been multiple present-day discoveries of fossilized spiders' webs preserved in amber - however, since fossils forming like this is a rare event, it is quite possible that none would have been found (or rediscovered our own current stock) by the future-people.
 Megan immediately connects the fact that the Sphere did not know about spider webs to our current understanding of dinosaurs: If a future civilization thinks they understand spiders based on fossils, while missing something as essential as their web, what is the human civilization missing about dinosaurs? Cueball quickly catches on, and Megan asks if they can borrow the time-machine to experience their own revelations about dinosaurs just like the revelation the Sphere has just had about spiders.