Round

Round 1

Round 1

Identified Spider web in 25 counted questions.

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Questions
25
Outcome
Solved
Format errors
No errors
Duration
7m 14s
Round cost
$0.1327 All 26 turns

Transcript

Questions and answers.

Turns are shown in the order they happened. Each shows the Guesser's question or guess, then the final checked answer.

Exact Guesser setupSystem message and BEGIN event

The Guesser received these messages at the start of the round. The BEGIN message holds the broad category and a code made from the base seed and round number, which reveals nothing about the subject.

System message
You are the Guesser in a Twenty Questions benchmark. Identify the hidden subject using as few
counted turns as possible. BEGIN provides only its broad category. The variation_token has no
clues; do not interpret, mention, or repeat it.

The category in BEGIN has a broad meaning:
- person: a real human, living or historical.
- fictional_character: an invented character from a story, book, comic, film, television,
  game, or another fictional work.
- mythological_figure: a figure from mythology or traditional legend.
- video_game_character: a character known from video games.
- thing: a broad category covering natural and human-made entities, living or nonliving,
  whole entities or parts of them. Possibilities include everyday objects, tools, machines,
  materials, food, animals, plants, body parts, natural structures, geographical features,
  celestial bodies, natural phenomena, and concepts. These possibilities are not exhaustive.
  The target may be a general kind or one particular instance.

Use questions to narrow the supplied category. These definitions are not a list of targets.

Use ASK for a factual question that distinguishes candidates. Never use ASK to confirm a
specific identity. Use GUESS with a name and short identifying description to name a candidate.

ASK has five possible replies:
- YES or NO: the evidence establishes that answer to the exact question.
- RATHER_YES or RATHER_NO: evidence leans that way, but is not strong enough for a firm answer.
  Treat this as a clue; keep candidates fitting the opposite answer possible.
- UNKNOWN: no reliable direction. It supports neither answer.

Ask clear questions about verifiable properties. "Can", "sometimes", "usually", "always", and
"mainly" ask different things. Do not assume that one property proves another or rules out alternatives.
Qualified replies express uncertainty about your question, not how often a property applies.
Before narrowing heavily, check your key assumption with a different property. After rejected
guesses, reconsider earlier assumptions as well as candidates. Answers can be mistaken; check
another property when stuck. Do not ignore an answer merely because it conflicts with a
preferred candidate.

Each ASK, rejected GUESS, or format error before the limit costs one turn. A correct GUESS costs
none. After 40 counted turns, make one final GUESS; ASK is then forbidden. Identity
validation uses only YES, NO, or UNKNOWN. UNKNOWN on GUESS ends the game without success.

FORMAT_ERROR means your output broke the contract, was not checked for correctness, and cost
one turn. Retry using its displayed formats if a turn remains. Return only the required JSON
object with exactly one result action. No explanations, reasoning, or extra fields.
BEGIN event
{"category":"thing","event":"BEGIN","variation_token":"EAQCORIU"}

Valid replies are shown in the required format. Rejected replies are shown separately, without provider or call IDs.

Q1
1 · Guesser asks

Is the target a living organism?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the target a living organism?"}}
Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources

The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.

Source 03

Source summary (model-reported)

Web building involves drawing out silk from spinnerets and weaving strands into geometric traps. Spider silk is described as having varying strengths and stickiness.

Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q2
1 · Guesser asks

Is the target made by humans?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the target made by humans?"}}
Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources

The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.

Source 02

Source summary (model-reported)

The typical orb weaver spider ... will build a planar orb web. Spider silk ... is produced in internal glands ... and then spun into fiber by the spinnerets on the spider’s abdomen.

Open smithsonianmag.com (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q3
1 · Guesser asks

Is the target a tangible physical entity or substance, rather than a phenomenon, event, or abstract concept?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the target a tangible physical entity or substance, rather than a phenomenon, event, or abstract concept?"}}
Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources

The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.

Source 01
A spider web, spiderweb, spider's web, cobweb or even just web ... is a structure created by a spider out of proteinaceous spider silk extruded from its spinnerets, generally meant to catch its prey.
Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)
Source 03
Spiders make their webs from silk, a natural fibre made of protein. ... British spider webs can be grouped into seven broad types based on their architecture: orb, sheet, tangle, funnel, lace, radial and purse.
Open nhm.ac.uk (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q4
1 · Guesser asks

Does the target naturally occur on Earth?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Does the target naturally occur on Earth?"}}
Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources

The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.

Source 01

Source summary (model-reported)

A spider web, spiderweb, spider's web, cobweb or even just web is a structure created by a spider out of proteinaceous spider silk extruded from its spinnerets, generally meant to catch its prey. Spider webs have existed for at least 100 million years.

Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)
Source 02

Source summary (model-reported)

While all spiders produce silk, only about half of the over 51,500 known species build webs to catch prey. Those that do construct webs in a variety of forms, including tube- and funnel-shaped webs, sheet webs, and elaborate orb-shaped webs.

Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q5
1 · Guesser asks

Is the target a geological feature or material, such as a rock, mineral, mountain, or landform?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the target a geological feature or material, such as a rock, mineral, mountain, or landform?"}}
Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources

The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.

2 · Answer check returns No
Q6
1 · Guesser asks

Is the target primarily a liquid under ordinary conditions on Earth?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the target primarily a liquid under ordinary conditions on Earth?"}}
Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources

The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.

Source 01
Spiders make their webs from silk, a natural fibre made of protein. Not only does spider silk combine the useful properties of high tensile strength and extensibility...
Open nhm.ac.uk (opens in a new tab)
Source 02
Spider silk is made of connected protein chains that help make it strong, along with unconnected areas that give it flexibility. It is produced in internal glands, moving from a soluble form to a hardened form and then spun into fiber by the spinnerets...
Open smithsonianmag.com (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q7
1 · Guesser asks

Is the target a naturally occurring gas or mixture of gases in Earth's atmosphere?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the target a naturally occurring gas or mixture of gases in Earth's atmosphere?"}}
Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources

The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.

2 · Answer check returns No
Q8
1 · Guesser asks

Is the target primarily composed of frozen water, such as ice or snow?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the target primarily composed of frozen water, such as ice or snow?"}}
Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources

The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.

Source 01

Source summary (model-reported)

The article describes the “complex architecture of spider webs and their constituent silk proteins” and states that spiders use silks to construct sophisticated spider webs.

Open pubs.rsc.org (opens in a new tab)
Source 02

Source summary (model-reported)

Spider silk is described as belonging to the scleroprotein group of fibrous proteins and as being made up of filamentous chains of fibroin protein.

Open ebi.ac.uk (opens in a new tab)
Source 03

Source summary (model-reported)

The source explains that spiders extrude silk from spinnerets, use different silk compositions for parts of their webs, and that spider silk is primarily composed of alanine and glycine.

Open mcgill.ca (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q9
1 · Guesser asks

Is the target an organic material produced by living organisms, such as wood, cotton, or natural rubber?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the target an organic material produced by living organisms, such as wood, cotton, or natural rubber?"}}
Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources

The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.

2 · Answer check returns No
Q10
1 · Guesser asks

Is the target primarily located beyond Earth's atmosphere, such as a celestial body or object in space?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the target primarily located beyond Earth's atmosphere, such as a celestial body or object in space?"}}
Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources

The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.

Source 01

Source summary (model-reported)

The typical orb weaver spider ... will build a planar orb web, suspended by seven guy lines attached to leaves, twigs, rocks, telephone poles or other surfaces.

Open smithsonianmag.com (opens in a new tab)
Source 02

Source summary (model-reported)

A spider web ... is a structure created by a spider out of proteinaceous spider silk extruded from its spinnerets, generally meant to catch its prey.

Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q11
1 · Guesser asks

Is the target a naturally occurring part of an animal or human body?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the target a naturally occurring part of an animal or human body?"}}
Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources

The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.

Source 02

Source summary (model-reported)

The typical orb weaver spider ... will build a planar orb web, suspended by seven guy lines attached to leaves, twigs, rocks, telephone poles or other surfaces. ... Spider silk ... is produced in internal glands ... and then spun into fiber by the spinnerets on the spider’s abdomen.

Open smithsonianmag.com (opens in a new tab)
Source 03

Source summary (model-reported)

While all spiders produce silk, only about half of the over 51,500 known species build webs to catch prey. ... The four main types of spiderwebs are orb webs, sheet webs, tangle webs, and funnel webs.

Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q12
1 · Guesser asks

Is the target primarily found in Earth's atmosphere?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the target primarily found in Earth's atmosphere?"}}
Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources

The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.

Source 01

Source summary (model-reported)

Spiders build webs in varied surface locations: near lights or windows, low down where crawling invertebrates wander, around walls, fences and window frames, on dense vegetation, under stones, and around cracks in tree bark.

Open nhm.ac.uk (opens in a new tab)
Source 02

Source summary (model-reported)

Funnel webs are built in shrubbery, grass, under rocks, or debris. Cobweb spiders build irregular webs inside and outdoors, and house spiders typically locate webs in room corners or window angles.

Open entomology.mgcafe.uky.edu (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q13
1 · Guesser asks

Is the target primarily a naturally occurring solid substance at ordinary conditions on Earth?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the target primarily a naturally occurring solid substance at ordinary conditions on Earth?"}}
Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources

The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.

2 · Answer check returns No
Q14
1 · Guesser asks

Is the target a naturally occurring physical phenomenon, rather than a persistent object or material?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the target a naturally occurring physical phenomenon, rather than a persistent object or material?"}}
Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources

The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.

Source 01
A spider web, spiderweb, spider's web, cobweb or even just web ... is a structure created by a spider out of proteinaceous spider silk extruded from its spinnerets, generally meant to catch its prey.
Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)
Source 02

Source summary (model-reported)

Web building involves drawing out silk from spinnerets and weaving strands into geometric traps. The source describes webs as silk snares or webs used to capture prey, including silk sheets and anchor threads.

Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q15
1 · Guesser asks

Is the target primarily located on or beneath Earth's surface, rather than in the atmosphere or outer space?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the target primarily located on or beneath Earth's surface, rather than in the atmosphere or outer space?"}}
Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources

The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.

Source 01

Source summary (model-reported)

Some species place their webs down low where crawling invertebrates are likely to wander by and horizontal webs can catch insects if they fall off the plant they were feeding on. Lace webs ... are often spread out flat around gaps on walls, fences and window frames ... or occur on dense vegetation, under stones and around cracks in tree bark.

Open nhm.ac.uk (opens in a new tab)
Source 02

Source summary (model-reported)

Cobwebs [may be found] outside, on plants, fences, homes, or outdoor furniture. Funnel-shaped webs often have a flat extension covering plants or soil; other webs occur under bark, among leaves, in low plants, or on the ground.

Open ucanr.edu (opens in a new tab)
Source 03

Source summary (model-reported)

Funnel-web spiders build horizontal, sheet-like webs in grass and around vegetation. Cobweb spiders build irregular cobwebs inside and outdoors, sometimes in buildings; house spiders typically locate webs in room corners or window angles.

Open entomology.mgcafe.uky.edu (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q16
1 · Guesser asks

Is the target a distinct natural formation or structure, rather than a material or substance?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the target a distinct natural formation or structure, rather than a material or substance?"}}
Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources

The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.

Source 02
Spiders make their webs from silk, a natural fibre made of protein. British spider webs can be grouped into seven broad types based on their architecture: orb, sheet, tangle, funnel, lace, radial and purse.
Open nhm.ac.uk (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q17
1 · Guesser asks

Is the target a naturally occurring hollow or enclosed space, such as a cave?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the target a naturally occurring hollow or enclosed space, such as a cave?"}}
Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources

The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.

Source 01

Source summary (model-reported)

A spider web is described as a structure made from spider silk. Britannica identifies orb, sheet, tangle, and funnel webs as main types, including webs constructed in tube- and funnel-shaped forms.

Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Source 02

Source summary (model-reported)

Sheet webs form flat, dense mats of silk, whereas tangle webs are irregular and sticky. Funnel webs provide both a retreat for the spider and a snare at the tunnel’s entrance.

Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q18
1 · Guesser asks

Is the target a naturally occurring geographical feature that can be identified on a map, such as an island, valley, or canyon?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the target a naturally occurring geographical feature that can be identified on a map, such as an island, valley, or canyon?"}}
Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources

The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.

Source 02
While all spiders produce silk, only about half of the over 51,500 known species build webs to catch prey. ... those that do construct them in a variety of forms, including tube- and funnel-shaped webs, sheet webs, and elaborate orb-shaped webs.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q19
1 · Guesser asks

Is the target usually found beneath the Earth's surface rather than on it?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the target usually found beneath the Earth's surface rather than on it?"}}
Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources

The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.

Source 01

Source summary (model-reported)

The Natural History Museum states that some spiders build webs across potential insect flight paths, near lights or windows, or down low where crawling invertebrates pass. It also describes webs spread across walls, fences, window frames, dense vegetation, and other above-ground locations.

Open nhm.ac.uk (opens in a new tab)
Source 02

Source summary (model-reported)

The guide describes familiar webs in room corners and behind furniture, tangled webs on low vegetation, and webs built low in grassy fields. It notes that purse webs are usually sealed silk tubes that are partly underground and partly above ground.

Open britishspiders.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Source 03

Source summary (model-reported)

The University of Kentucky describes funnel webs in shrubbery and grass, and cobwebs built irregularly indoors and outdoors, including in buildings; house spiders typically locate webs in room corners or window angles.

Open entomology.mgcafe.uky.edu (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q20
1 · Guesser asks

Was the target formed from the preserved remains or traces of a once-living organism?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the target formed from the preserved remains or traces of a once-living organism?"}}
Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources

The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.

2 · Answer check returns No
Q21
1 · Guesser asks

Was the target formed or constructed by an organism, rather than by nonliving natural processes?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the target formed or constructed by an organism, rather than by nonliving natural processes?"}}
Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources

The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.

Source 02

Source summary (model-reported)

Britannica states that spiders that spin webs construct them in various forms and describes the spider building the framework with additional spokes and spirals of silk.

Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q22
1 · Guesser asks

Was the target constructed primarily by animals rather than by plants or fungi?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the target constructed primarily by animals rather than by plants or fungi?"}}
Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources

The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.

2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q23
1 · Guesser asks

Is the target a structure built by animals mainly as a dwelling or shelter for themselves or their offspring?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the target a structure built by animals mainly as a dwelling or shelter for themselves or their offspring?"}}
Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources

The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.

Source 01

Source summary (model-reported)

A spider web ... is a structure created by a spider out of proteinaceous spider silk extruded from its spinnerets, generally meant to catch its prey. Many spiders build webs specifically to trap and catch insects to eat.

Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q24
1 · Guesser asks

Is the structure built mainly by aquatic animals or animals living in water?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the structure built mainly by aquatic animals or animals living in water?"}}
Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources

The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.

Source 01

Source summary (model-reported)

A spider web ... is a structure created by a spider out of proteinaceous spider silk extruded from its spinnerets, generally meant to catch its prey.

Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)
Source 02

Source summary (model-reported)

The water spider (Argyroneta aquatica) is the only spider known to spend nearly its entire life underwater. The water spider lives in a unique, underwater silk web, which resembles a kind of flexible diving bell.

Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q25
1 · Guesser asks

Is the target a web or trap made by a terrestrial arachnid, such as a spider, to catch prey?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the target a web or trap made by a terrestrial arachnid, such as a spider, to catch prey?"}}
Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources

The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.

Source 01
A spider web, spiderweb, spider's web, cobweb or even just web ... is a structure created by a spider out of proteinaceous spider silk extruded from its spinnerets, generally meant to catch its prey.
Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)
Source 02
While all spiders produce silk, only about half of the over 51,500 known species build webs to catch prey. ... those that do construct them in a variety of forms, including tube- and funnel-shaped webs, sheet webs, and elaborate orb-shaped webs.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns Yes
G
1 · Guesser guessesNot counted

spider web

A web or prey-catching trap constructed by a terrestrial spider.

Validator rationale The proposal identifies a spider web as a web or prey-catching structure constructed from or by a spider; specifying a terrestrial spider is an acceptable narrower detail.

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"A web or prey-catching trap constructed by a terrestrial spider.","name":"spider web","question":null}}
2 · Validator returns Yes