I think you're unfairly dismissing the massive amount of nanotech R&D and energy it takes to develop and operate the bazillion-unit cooperative mobile megafortress those bacteria are happily renting.
hnthrow90348765
The real question is did they build it using agile or waterfall?
BLKNSLVR
It took a billion years and ... mostly works.
I'd guess waterfall then.
drjasonharrison
test driven development!
_0ffh
Obviously, it was good ol' trial-and-error. Or rather, trial-and-the-least-error.
gexla
With all tech impressive tech, do the spiders feel it's beneath them to do those conversions themselves?
I think you're unfairly dismissing the massive amount of nanotech R&D and energy it takes to develop and operate the bazillion-unit cooperative mobile megafortress those bacteria are happily renting.