what are spiders (internet)

[terry_gardener]

on the homepage it says number of users ... members quests and spiders

what are spiders?

[GreenTaurus]

spiders refers to the indexing 'arms' of web search utilities like google, yahoo etc...

[thatguruguy]

Spiders are actually intelligent aliens from Klendathu who spy on freedom-loving internet users on the planet earth.

I foresee a war to end all wars, between the Bugs and the new earth-wide military force commonly referred to as the Starship Troopers.

[kansasnoob]

Spiders are actually intelligent aliens from Klendathu who spy on freedom-loving internet users on the planet earth.

I foresee a war to end all wars, between the Bugs and the new earth-wide military force commonly referred to as the Starship Troopers.

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