Trees cocooned in spiders webs (Pakistan)

[Poxicator]

Wow, this is worth a read and a flick through the photos. Trees have been cocooned in spiders webs after flooding in Sindh, Pakistan:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dfid/5570599575/in/photostream/

 

[Irene B. Smithi]

wow... great picture. Also love that it's reducing the mosquito's!!

 

[revilo]

hi,

spectacular - thx for sharing !

gr., oliver

 

[Venom]

This just reminded me of that scene in Shrek 1, where Fiona catches the flies in a spiderweb for Shrek...like cotton candy. Those trees look like that scene!

 

[syndicate]

Very cool!Kinda similar to what happened in Texas.See link below.
http://hubpages.com/hub/Giant_Spider_Web_creates_bug_buzz_in_Texas
-Chris

 

[Lolita]

wow thats amazing and beautiful

 

[Rue]

Cool, albeit somewhat creepy ...but I'm so glad they're seeing the potential benefits of it all (not just getting together a mob to go destroy it).

 

[The Spider Faery]

There's something you don't see every day. I wonder how the birds feel about the spiders' take-over?

 

[VinceG]

Crazy how such small creatures can do this! I'm really impressed, thanks for sharing!

 

[forhorsmn]

I love it Here's something similar that happened here in Texas about 4 hears ago.

http://www.texasento.net/Social_Spider.htm

And here are a few others from the same photographer:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/12459042@N07/sets/72157601787635715/

 

[Malhavoc's]

Question: was it all the same species of spider?

 

[Irene B. Smithi]

I love it Here's something similar that happened here in Texas about 4 hears ago.

http://www.texasento.net/Social_Spider.htm

And here are a few others from the same photographer:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/12459042@N07/sets/72157601787635715/

nice... but don't think I'd be walking under that tree lol... reminds me of a time when I was a kid walking though the flood drain what ever it's called... I walked to one side of it... looked back and saw spiders dripping from the ceiling... ugh, hated having to cross back over lol.... as much as I enjoy them, being covered in spiders is not fun!!!

 

[Zoltan]

So... why don't I see any spiders on the picture?

 

[ZergFront]

I saw the one in Texas on Wild Case Files (Nat Geo WILD). Funny how some people still really think there are gigantic spiders like the movies.

 

[ShadowBlade]

ShadowBlade wishes there were big spiders like in the movies.

I like to think there is a giant spider that lives in my closet and comes out at night, feeding on escaped feeder insects and local pomeranians.

-Sean