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CaliforniaMama

11-03-2011 07:27 AM

November 3, 2011 Web Trees

http://cellar.org/2011/large-spider-tree.jpg

Quote:

When Pakistan experienced severe flooding last year, it had the unexpected and rather creepy-crawly side effect of driving millions upon millions of spiders to the trees, where they could escape the floodwater. Since the flooding lasted for such a long time, many trees became blanketed in thick layers of web.

But according to the UK government, which assisted in the flood release effort this may have actually had a positive health effect: On-the-ground reports suggest that there are fewer mosquitos than would have been expected after the influx of so much stagnant water. This, in turn, may have reduced the very real risk of malaria to local populations afflicted with flooding. The web-coated trees, however, remain scary-looking.

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more pics at Keeping It Rad

Thanks classicman!!

Spexxvet

11-03-2011 08:16 AM

I love spiders.

HungLikeJesus

11-03-2011 09:30 AM

I would have thought that those were caterpillar webs, not spider webs.

Lamplighter

11-03-2011 09:44 AM

Ooooo Look, there's a (billion) butterflies

Diaphone Jim

11-03-2011 11:52 AM

http://cellar.org/showthread.php?t=24814

glatt

11-03-2011 11:54 AM

It's still pretty cool.

classicman

11-03-2011 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Diaphone Jim (Post 769837)

http://cellar.org/showthread.php?t=24814

Shit. I thought it looked familiar. Sorry all

tracey

11-03-2011 08:09 PM

Classicman, Ooooo, yikes....that's what it feels like when you're out and see a chick with the exacct same dress on!

ZenGum

11-03-2011 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by tracey (Post 769991)

Classicman, Ooooo, yikes....that's what it feels like when you're out and see a chick with the exacct same dress on!

That's even more embarrassing if you're a guy.

Man we've had some seriously Halloweeny pics. Snakes, spiders, creepy stones... :eek:

CaliforniaMama

11-04-2011 08:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Diaphone Jim (Post 769837)

http://cellar.org/showthread.php?t=24814

All right, where's my IotD checker?

You all have fabulous memories. Amazing.

Well, I won't feel too egg-on-the-face-ish until I repost one of my own!

CaliforniaMama

11-04-2011 08:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HungLikeJesus (Post 769800)

I would have thought that those were caterpillar webs, not spider webs.

Does this help?

http://cellar.org/2011/thousands-of-spider-webs.jpg

SPUCK

11-05-2011 05:09 AM

Can you imagine the spider wars?!

CaliforniaMama

11-05-2011 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by SPUCK (Post 770321)

Can you imagine the spider wars?!

Maybe in times of crisis they band together and work cooperatively for the good of all.

Now that you mention it, it is pretty amazing that there are all these spiders co-existing in these trees. There certainly cannot be enough flies flying around for all of them to eat. I wonder what is sustaining them?

classicman

11-05-2011 11:56 AM

Where else are the flies gonna land?

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