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.
Round 3
Round 3
Did not identify Spider web after 40 counted questions.
Back to all Spider web rounds- Questions
- 40 Scored as 41
- Outcome
- Too many format errors
- Format errors
- Errors found View one example
- Duration
- 8m 17s
- Round cost
- $0.1814 All 41 turns
Format warning
The model sent replies in the wrong format.
The Guesser sent 3 invalid replies. Each one before the question limit used up a counted turn. The model was only reminded of the required format; it was never told whether its question or guess was correct.
- Valid format
- 92.7%
- Format errors
- 3
- Turns used by format errors
- 3
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.
{"category":"thing","event":"BEGIN","variation_token":"AMZAISLM"}Valid replies are shown in the required format. Rejected replies are shown separately, without provider or call IDs.
6 of 37 answers in this round reuse an earlier, fully checked answer with its original evidence. No new search or check ran for those turns.
Q1
1 · Guesser reply rejectedTurn counted
Reply in the wrong format.
Invalid action · fixed format reminder sent
Why this reply was rejectedInvalid action · turn 1
The reply was JSON, but it matched neither the ASK nor the GUESS format.
- Recorded type
invalid_action- Turn
- 1
- Counted
- Yes · question 1
- Feedback
- FORMAT_ERROR
{"action":"ASK","question":"Is it a living thing or derived from a living thing?"}{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"<non-empty yes-or-no property question>"}}{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"<non-empty identifying description>","name":"<non-empty candidate name>","question":null}} A reply must match one of these formats exactly. Text fields in use must not be empty; unused fields must be JSON null.
2 · System responseFORMAT
Q2
1 · Guesser asks
Is it a living thing?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is it a living thing?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
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 summary (model-reported)
Britannica describes web building as drawing silk from the spider's spinnerets and weaving the strands into geometric traps. It identifies spider webs as structures such as orb, sheet, tangle, and funnel webs.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
A typical orb-weaver builds a planar orb web suspended from surfaces. The spider produces silk in internal glands, and the silk is hardened and spun into fiber by the spinnerets.
Open smithsonianmag.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q3
1 · Guesser asks
Is it man-made?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is it man-made?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
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)Spiders make their webs from silk, a natural fibre made of protein.Open nhm.ac.uk (opens in a new tab)
Source summary (model-reported)
The typical orb weaver spider ... will build a planar orb web ... The spider starts by pulling silk from a gland with its fourth leg.
Open smithsonianmag.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q4
1 · Guesser asks
Is it a physical object that can be touched?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is it a physical object that can be touched?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
Spiders make their webs from silk, a natural fibre made of protein. The source also describes different web types by their architecture, including orb, sheet, tangle, funnel, lace, radial and purse.
Open nhm.ac.uk (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
The study reports experiments carried out on a physical web and describes applying a constant force to the entire web structure.
Open web.mit.edu (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q5
1 · Guesser asks
Is it larger than a human being?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is it larger than a human being?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
Their webs are particularly large, up to 1 foot in diameter and are characterized by the white zig-zag band of silk that runs down the center of the web.
Open hort.extension.wisc.edu (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Researchers discovered a spider web that spanned about 1,140 square feet in a narrow passage between Albania and Greece. The article describes it as possibly the world’s largest spider web.
Open nytimes.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Unknown
Q6
1 · Guesser asks
Is it smaller than a human being?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is it smaller than a human being?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
Cobwebs, sheet webs or funnel webs ... are a few inches or a foot wide; there are also minimalist “reduced webs” that may be only an H shape or even just a single strand.
Open bangordailynews.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Darwin's bark spider produces the largest known orb webs, with areas up to 2.8 square metres (30.14 square feet) and bridge lines spanning up to 25 metres (82 feet).
Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
The webs of some of the world's largest orb weavers can be as big as eight feet across.
Open smithsonianmag.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Rather yes
Q7
1 · Guesser asks
Is it a part of a living organism, such as a body part or plant part?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is it a part of a living organism, such as a body part or plant part?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
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 summary (model-reported)
While all spiders produce silk, only about half of the over 51,500 known species build webs to catch prey. ... Webs are instinctively constructed and effectively trap flying insects.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q8
1 · Guesser asks
Is it solid at room temperature?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is it solid at room temperature?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
The silk starts out in a liquid form called dope... [and] is transformed... into a solid.Open nytimes.com (opens in a new tab)
Source summary (model-reported)
Spiders construct webs from silk strands; the strands can have varying strengths and stickiness, and webs include orb, sheet, tangle, and funnel forms.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q9
1 · Guesser asks
Is it commonly found in nature (e.g., a rock, mineral, natural structure)?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is it commonly found in nature (e.g., a rock, mineral, natural structure)?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
Many web spiders construct silk sheets in vegetation, sometimes one above the other, and often add anchor threads, which trip unsuspecting insects. While not all spiders spin webs, those that do construct them in a variety of forms.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
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. The diving bell spider constructs a net of silk between submerged vegetation.
Open nhm.ac.uk (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q10
1 · Guesser asks
Is it a mineral or rock?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is it a mineral or rock?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
A spider web is a structure created by a spider out of proteinaceous spider silk extruded from its spinnerets.
Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)Spiders make their webs from silk, a natural fibre made of protein.Open nhm.ac.uk (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q11
1 · Guesser asks
Is it found in or near water?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is it found in or near water?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
The water spider lives underwater, building a bell-shaped web between underwater plant stems. Water spiders can be found in weedy lakes and ponds, and very slow-flowing streams.
Open wildlifetrusts.org (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Diving bell spiders create underwater webs. The spider spins a silk structure where it forms an air bubble, which it uses in the same way as a diving bell.
Open livescience.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q12
1 · Guesser asks
Is it made of ice?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is it made of ice?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Spiders make their webs from silk, a natural fibre made of protein.Open nhm.ac.uk (opens in a new tab)
The radial strands and scaffolding of her web is composed of major and minor ampullate spider silk fibers.Open anl.gov (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q13
1 · Guesser asks
Is it a seashell?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is it a seashell?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
A structure like a net of sticky silk threads made by a spider for catching insects.Open dictionary.cambridge.org (opens in a new tab)
The empty shell of a small sea creature, often one found lying on the beach.Open dictionary.cambridge.org (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q14
1 · Guesser asks
Is it composed of organic material (e.g., wood, bone, coral)?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is it composed of organic material (e.g., wood, bone, coral)?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Spiders make their webs from silk, a natural fibre made of protein.Open nhm.ac.uk (opens in a new tab)
Source summary (model-reported)
The article describes spider webs as complex architectures constructed from constituent silk proteins and states that spiders use silks extra-corporally for construction of complex prey traps.
Open pubs.rsc.org (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q15
1 · Guesser asks
Is it produced by living organisms (e.g., a coral skeleton, pearl, amber)?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is it produced by living organisms (e.g., a coral skeleton, pearl, amber)?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
A spider web ... is a structure created by a spider out of proteinaceous spider silk extruded from its spinnerets.Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)
Spiders make their webs from silk, a natural fibre made of protein.Open nhm.ac.uk (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q16
1 · Guesser asks
Is it found on a beach?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is it found on a beach?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
A lagoon beach in Aitoliko, Greece, has been covered by a veil of spiderwebs... seaside vegetation along a beach at Aitoliko, in western Greece, is covered in thick spiders' webs.
Open time.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
A lagoon in western Greece is starting to look more like an abandoned home’s basement than a picturesque shoreline. The greenery surrounding the lagoon in Aitoliko is buried in thick, sticky cobwebs.
Open nypost.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q17
1 · Guesser asks
Is it a piece of driftwood?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is it a piece of driftwood?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
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)
Driftwood ... [is] wood that is floating in water or carried to the shore by water.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q18
1 · Guesser asks
Is it coral?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is it coral?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
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)
Corals consist of small, colonial, plankton-eating invertebrate animals called polyps, which are anemone-like. ... Shallow-water corals ... secrete skeletons of calcium carbonate, which construct large structures called coral reefs.Open nps.gov (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q19
1 · Guesser asks
Is it a stone or pebble?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is it a stone or pebble?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
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)
Spiders make their webs from silk, a natural fibre made of protein.Open nhm.ac.uk (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q20
1 · Guesser asks
Is it something hard like a rock or shell but not made of mineral?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is it something hard like a rock or shell but not made of mineral?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
The source describes a spider web's ability to adapt to stress through the flexibility of its silk. It reports that when a filament is pulled, the silk's molecular structure unfurls, producing a stretching effect, and emphasizes the web's flexible response to stress.
Open wwwnews.live.bbc.co.uk (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
The source identifies spider silk's most outstanding property as resilience and states that natural fibers tend to be more elastic, while synthetic materials typically show greater stiffness. It discusses spider silk as threads and other protein-derived forms, rather than as a mineral material.
Open pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q21
1 · Guesser asks
Is it a coconut?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is it a coconut?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
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 summary (model-reported)
A spider web is defined as a network of sticky threads made by a spider and used as a resting place and a trap for food.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q22
1 · Guesser asks
Is it derived from a plant?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is it derived from a plant?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Spiders make their webs from silk, a natural fibre made of protein.Open nhm.ac.uk (opens in a new tab)
Source summary (model-reported)
Spider silk is produced in internal glands, moving from a soluble form to a hardened form and then spun into fiber by the spinnerets on the spider’s abdomen. The web may be attached to leaves, twigs, rocks, telephone poles or other surfaces.
Open smithsonianmag.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q23
1 · Guesser asks
Is it derived from an animal?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is it derived from an animal?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
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)Spiders make their webs from silk, a natural fibre made of protein.Open nhm.ac.uk (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q24
1 · Guesser asks
Does it come from a marine animal?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Does it come from a marine animal?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
The Australian Museum reports that marine spiders of the genus Desis live in intertidal zones and survive by building silk chambers in air-filled pockets in rocks, shells, and seaweed holdfasts.
Open australian.museum (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
A spider web is described as a structure created by a spider out of proteinaceous spider silk extruded from its spinnerets.
Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
NOAA explains that sea spiders are marine arthropods but are not actually spiders; true land-dwelling spiders belong to the class Arachnida.
Open oceanexplorer.noaa.gov (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q25
1 · Guesser asks
Is it a bone?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is it a bone?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
The Natural History Museum states that spiders make their webs from silk, and describes spider silk as a natural fibre made of protein.
Open nhm.ac.uk (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Spider silk is described as a protein fibre spun by spiders; spiders use it to make webs and other structures.
Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q26
1 · Guesser asks
Is it a feather?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is it a feather?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
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)
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)
Source summary (model-reported)
A feather is the component structure of the outer covering and flight surfaces of all modern birds. The parts of a bird's feather include the quill, rachis (shaft), barb, barbule, and hooks.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q27
1 · Guesser asks
Is it an eggshell (e.g., from a sea turtle or bird nest)?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is it an eggshell (e.g., from a sea turtle or bird nest)?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
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.
Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Many web spiders construct silk sheets in vegetation, sometimes one above the other, and often add anchor threads, which trip unsuspecting insects. The irregular three-dimensional web of cobweb spiders has anchoring threads of sticky silk.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q28
1 · Guesser asks
Is it amber?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is it amber?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
The oldest spider web was described as a fossil preserved in a rod of amber. The amber preserved silk strands, glue droplets, and prey captured in the web.
Open amnh.org (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Spider webs are constructed from silk, and spiders create webs in different forms, including orb, sheet, tangle, and funnel webs. The entry also refers to the golden argiope.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Some Nephila spiders infuse their silks with carotenoids, making the webs seem as if they were dipped in liquid gold when sunlight hits them. Spider silk can also appear blue at certain angles.
Open nationalgeographic.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Unknown
Q29
1 · Guesser asks
Is it a hard outer covering from an animal, such as a crab or lobster shell?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is it a hard outer covering from an animal, such as a crab or lobster shell?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
Spiders make their webs from silk, a natural fibre made of protein.
Open nhm.ac.uk (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Crustaceans possess an exoskeleton that stabilizes the whole body of the animal and also serves for protection against predators. In lobsters and crabs, the shell parts include the carapace.
Open sciencedirect.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q30
1 · Guesser asks
Is it soft or flexible rather than hard?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is it soft or flexible rather than hard?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
A spider web's ability to adapt to different levels of stress is the key to its remarkable stability... The silk's unique molecular structure unfurls as stress increases, leading to a stretching effect.
Open wwwnews.live.bbc.co.uk (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
The silk... [has] an unusual combination of strength and stretchiness—silk's characteristic way of first softening and then stiffening when pulled. Web threads stretch out under applied force.
Open news.mit.edu (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q31
1 · Guesser asks
Is it a whole organism or part of an animal's body (like a jellyfish washed ashore), rather than a substance produced by the animal?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is it a whole organism or part of an animal's body (like a jellyfish washed ashore), rather than a substance produced by the animal?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
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)
Spiders make their webs from silk, a natural fibre made of protein.Open nhm.ac.uk (opens in a new tab)
Source summary (model-reported)
Web building involves drawing out silk from spinnerets ... and weaving strands into geometric traps. Webs are instinctively constructed and effectively trap flying insects.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q32
1 · Guesser asks
Is it a natural sea sponge?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is it a natural sea sponge?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
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 summary (model-reported)
Sponges — simple aquatic animals with dense, yet porous, skeletons ... The approximately 8,550 living sponge species are scientifically classified in the phylum Porifera.
Open oceanservice.noaa.gov (opens in a new tab)any of the phylum of primitive mostly marine animals that are the source of natural sponges ... and are filter feeders that live permanently attached to a solid surface as adultsOpen merriam-webster.com (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q33
1 · Guesser asks
Does it come from a mammal?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Does it come from a mammal?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
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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)
Spiders make their webs from silk, a natural fibre made of protein.Open nhm.ac.uk (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q34
1 · Guesser asks
Does it come from an insect?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Does it come from an insect?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
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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)Source summary (model-reported)
Spiders are related to insects but are distinctly different. Spiders and insects are both arthropods ... Spiders are closely related to mites, ticks, and scorpions and are collectively known as arachnids. ... Spider silk is used to build webs and other types of snares that capture prey.
Open insectid.wisc.edu (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q35
1 · Guesser asks
Does it come from a bird?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Does it come from a bird?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
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.Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)
Spiders make their webs from silk, a natural fibre made of protein.Open nhm.ac.uk (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q36
1 · Guesser asks
Does it come from a fish or reptile (such as a shed snakeskin or fish scale)?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Does it come from a fish or reptile (such as a shed snakeskin or fish scale)?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
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.Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)
Spiders make their webs from silk, a natural fibre made of protein.Open nhm.ac.uk (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q37
1 · Guesser asks
Is it seaweed or a similar type of algae that washes up on the beach?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is it seaweed or a similar type of algae that washes up on the beach?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Cambridge Dictionary defines “spider's web” as “a structure like a net of sticky silk threads made by a spider for catching insects.”Open dictionary.cambridge.org (opens in a new tab)
Source summary (model-reported)
The source identifies Sargassum as a species of marine algae and says it is commonly found washed up along southern beaches. It also describes “seaweed” as a common, non-technical term for relevant algae.
Open tallahassee.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
The page says that seaweed commonly seen cast ashore on beaches is largely Sargassum, which it identifies as a native free-floating algae.
Open indianriver.gov (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q38
1 · Guesser asks
Does it come from a spider or other arachnid, such as spider silk or a web?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Does it come from a spider or other arachnid, such as spider silk or a web?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Spiders make their webs from silk, a natural fibre made of protein.Open nhm.ac.uk (opens in a new tab)
Source summary (model-reported)
Web building involves drawing out silk from spinnerets and weaving strands into geometric traps. While all spiders produce silk, those that build webs construct them in forms including tube-, funnel-, sheet-, and orb-shaped webs.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q39
1 · Guesser reply rejectedTurn counted
Reply in the wrong format.
Invalid action · fixed format reminder sent
Why this reply was rejectedInvalid action · turn 39
The reply was JSON, but it matched neither the ASK nor the GUESS format.
- Recorded type
invalid_action- Turn
- 39
- Counted
- Yes · question 39
- Feedback
- FORMAT_ERROR
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"A soft, flexible strand of protein fiber produced by spiders, sometimes found washed up or stretched on vegetation near beaches (also called gossamer).","name":"spider silk"}}{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"<non-empty yes-or-no property question>"}}{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"<non-empty identifying description>","name":"<non-empty candidate name>","question":null}} A reply must match one of these formats exactly. Text fields in use must not be empty; unused fields must be JSON null.
2 · System responseFORMAT
Q40
1 · Guesser reply rejectedTurn counted
Reply in the wrong format.
Invalid action · fixed format reminder sent
Why this reply was rejectedInvalid action · turn 40
The reply was JSON, but it matched neither the ASK nor the GUESS format.
- Recorded type
invalid_action- Turn
- 40
- Counted
- Yes · question 40
- Feedback
- FORMAT_ERROR
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"A soft, flexible, organic strand produced by spiders, sometimes found clinging to plants or driftwood on beaches","name":"spider silk"}}{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"<non-empty yes-or-no property question>"}}{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"<non-empty identifying description>","name":"<non-empty candidate name>","question":null}} A reply must match one of these formats exactly. Text fields in use must not be empty; unused fields must be JSON null.
2 · System responseFORMAT