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Old 11-03-2011, 07:27 AM   #1
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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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Old 11-03-2011, 08:16 AM   #2
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Old 11-03-2011, 09:30 AM   #3
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I would have thought that those were caterpillar webs, not spider webs.
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Old 11-03-2011, 09:44 AM   #4
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Ooooo Look, there's a (billion) butterflies
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Old 11-03-2011, 11:52 AM   #5
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Old 11-03-2011, 11:54 AM   #6
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It's still pretty cool.
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Old 11-03-2011, 03:50 PM   #7
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Shit. I thought it looked familiar. Sorry all
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Old 11-03-2011, 08:09 PM   #8
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Classicman, Ooooo, yikes....that's what it feels like when you're out and see a chick with the exacct same dress on!
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Old 11-03-2011, 08:24 PM   #9
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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...
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Old 11-04-2011, 08:38 AM   #10
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Well, I won't feel too egg-on-the-face-ish until I repost one of my own!
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Old 11-04-2011, 08:48 AM   #11
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I would have thought that those were caterpillar webs, not spider webs.
Does this help?

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Old 11-05-2011, 05:09 AM   #12
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Can you imagine the spider wars?!
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Old 11-05-2011, 09:35 AM   #13
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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?
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Old 11-05-2011, 11:56 AM   #14
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Where else are the flies gonna land?
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