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Isn't the orb spider really inefficient?

What if one specific mutation of orb spider is really nice but he was killed and its "member" is in a single female orb spider limiting the greatness of a good mutation I suppose which can feel counter to evolution to me I suppose.



> What if one specific mutation of orb spider is really nice but he was killed and its "member" is in a single female orb spider limiting the greatness of a good mutation

That's a very soft limit; a spider lays dozens (hundreds?) of eggs after mating once. Mortality is extremely high, so there's tons of room for "really nice" mutations to spread quickly.




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