Spider Webs

Posted by Tim Luo on 2011/7/27 7:18:14

From Elinor.


This is scary the first image doesnt even look real!
It looks like something out of an illustrated book...

An unexpected side-effect of the flooding in parts of Pakistan has been that millions
of spiders climbed up into the trees to escape the rising flood waters.

Because of the scale of the flooding and the fact that the water has taken so
long to recede, many trees have become cocooned in spiders webs.
People in this part of Sindh have never seen this phenomenon before
but they also report that there are now less

mosquitos than they would expect, given the amount of stagnant, standing
water that is around. It is thought that the mosquitos are getting caught in the
spiders web thus reducing the risk of malaria, which would be one blessing
for the people of Sindh, facing so many other hardships after the floods.
UK aid in response to the Pakistan floods is helping millions of survivors
return home and rebuild their lives.