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They just "discovered" that? How can you walk past that thing? Seriously. But it is cool. Just don't let any of those spiders bite you. Spider bites are the devil.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6972062.stm
Texan spiders spin 'monster web'
An enormous spider web has been found at Lake Tawakoni State Park, Texas, US. It is not the work of one giant spider - rather, millions of small ones have been spinning away and now it is twice the size of a football field.
Park rangers are not sure why the spiders have joined forces - they describe it as a rare occurrence.
Texas A&M University entomologist Professor John Jackman told Associated Press that there were reports of similar webs every couple of years.
The web covers a 180m (650ft) stretch of trees and shrubs in the park.
Although it was initially described as "fairy-tale" white, it has turned brown from all the mosquitoes caught in its trap.
Experts say the web is either the work of social cobweb spiders that work together, or it has been created by spiders spreading out from a central point.
The park superintendent, Donna Garde, has invited arachnid and insect specialists to the park to study it first-hand.
Rangers said they expected the web to last until the autumn, when the spiders will start dying off.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/h...re/6972062.stm
Published: 2007/08/31 09:57:43 GMT
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They just "discovered" that? How can you walk past that thing? Seriously. But it is cool. Just don't let any of those spiders bite you. Spider bites are the devil.
I was trimming my back yard last weekend when I caught somehting out of the corner of my eye. I saw garden spider that was as big as my hand about 2 feet from my face. the spider was actually in the middle of it's HUGE web... I dropped my trimmer and yell oh sh*t! When you get the chancece go online and take a look at these suckers. I went inside immediately and checked yahoo to see what in the it was... After finding it online I realized that the spider was about to lay eggs.. I made the decision to end the threat.. I threw a basketball at it... I then had to throw the ball at 3 times before that b*tch died..
I like spiders....that's pretty cool.
I can deal with most bugs.
But for some reason spiders just creep me out.
A web that big would give me nightmares for a month.
I keep looking out my back window to see if another one showed up... this whole event has REALLY spooked me.. later that day i was pulling out my garden hose out of the container we keep it in and a frog jumped out of it..needless to say I almost crapped in my pants.. 2 times in one day...I'm getting to ld for surprises like these..
here is what I saw.. It was almost the size of my open hand..
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you for that.
Seriously.
I don't like spiders and snakes.
Awesome Spider Photo...Spiders are cool....This time of year it is so hot the giant tarantulas come out to cool off....
They are learning to work together? The rebellion is at hand, stock up on Raid people. Seriously though, without spiders the world would be overrun with insects.
Didn't need the picture.
Thanks.
My nightmares begin tonight.
Why the did you even open this thread?
Thats for that picture head
Stay away from the brown recluse
what the ?
nuke it. kill em all.
Stay away from the brown recluse
those biatches are everywhere in Texas... may God help us all.. I found one running around in my garage that was pretty good size... 2 DAYS before I saw the other one..
WTF is wrong with you how can anyone like them
Wasn't me.Thats for that picture head
Man, that would suck to accidentaly walk through
I'd kill myself if I were placed in the middle of that by ripping out the jugular.
That's what the 54th pest control salesman said when he came to my door, pointed to some little spider eggs and told me how he would get rid of them. Well, maybe not verbatim, but he looked a little stunned when I said, "I don't want to get rid of them ... I like spiders."
I don't want them crawling all over my body or anything, but I like to look at them and they kill all the mosquitos and other little bugs that I hate. I like the geckos, too.
I saw a huge spider on the back of my house the last time we were working in the yard ... but it ran off too quick before I could catch it.
An aerial photo would be cool...
i guess one got in my car a few weeks ago and it spun a web underneath the steering wheel overnight... freaked me the out when i got in my car the next morning.
er.
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