Spiders in Pakistan encase whole trees in webs
Eerie phenomenon may be a blessing in disguise, as the hungry spiders have significantly reduced the mosquito population.
COCOONED: Trees cocooned in spiders' webs after flooding in Sindh, Pakistan. (Photo: Russell Watkins/UK Department for International Development/Flickr) 
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I DONT LOVE I DONT HATE THEM AS LONG AS THEY ARE OUT OF SIGHT AND NOT ON ME I DONT CARE
hey at least spiders don't spread disease like mozzies and flies.
these look more like the webs of bagworms..
excuse me , but they said legs, not limbs, therefore, you just made a fool of youself.
OWNED.
I'd say Cheyenne just won that one guys.
How doesn't like taking a flamethrower to things?
it's a shame people don't see it for what it is - the spiders homes are being destroyed as much as any other living creature - I hate them, too but it's sad in a way that they had to retreat to these trees because where they would normally go has been made a mess.
Why do you hate spiders?? I used to be afraid of them, then a friend encouraged me to learn more about them. Now, I'm fascinated. Learn about their webs, the types of silk they make. (Spider silk may one day save your life.) Understand the spiders you see are not, definitely not out to get you. And if you think you would rather live with malaria bearing mosquitoes, you are dead wrong. Even in the US, you wouldn't want to be without the insect removal service the spiders provide.... More
Is it paranoia if they really are out to get you? Though I agree that these spiders are helping with the major problems caused by floods in there own special way, if you honestly believe that spiders are not out to get you I will send you a few hobo spiders. Pretty easy to send really since I have frozen them for up to a year let them thaw and they start attacking again. just wait until you get them and release them in your house and watch the (sometimes larger than a coffee in diameter).... More
Some of us just simply have arachnophobia. By definition, a phobia is an irrational fear of something. For some strange reason, I'm absolutely terrified of spiders and any insect larger than a dime. I've studied a bit about insects for a school project and I know that most are harmless, but that doesn't stop me from freaking out. Just because I hate them doesn't mean that we should eliminate them all, but I do admit that I certainly won't be crying for any dead spiders. Luckily, I also hate.... More
Am I the only one who hates spiders so much I would be MORE than happy to take a god damned flame thrower to these trees?
Spiders are disgusting and a disgrace to Mother Nature. For the purpose of my argument, we will call them abomination #1. The mosquitoes are also a disgrace to the great Mother Nature. We will call them abomination #2. The only purpose God put abomination #1 on the earth is to get rid of abomination #2. If we push both of these abominations to extinction, the world will be a happier place.
Imagine creating mosquitoes then realizing "Duh, I'm so stupid!", and having to then create spiders to counter the results of the previous lack of foresight!
i'll get the hairspray and lighters,we can stop at the local wally world and load up to kill these nasty ugly things!
I'd rather live with the mosquitos than this many spiders!
now, but you would last 5hrs. in a mosquito infested house. Believe me I've done the test, and failed.
The trees are now *very* flammable...
has anyone ever really looked at bananas? seriously though, whats up with them? all yellow and curved and stuff. and why are they so hard to open? and whats with gwen stefani's fascination with them? i just dont get it
Actually, bananas aren't even fruit. They technically grow on water filled stalks that die after the fruit is created, making them herbacious perennials.
The more you know!
just thinking...if they can do that to a full grown tree...can you imagine what I'm imagining? they can do that to a full grown man! whoa.
nothing because a man can squish a spider
nothing because a man can squish a spider
I'm guilty of killing spiders. They have eight eyes and should be called "spyders." I've killed 2 of them on 2 separate nights crawling across my bed. Now, I have broken the commandment of "Thy Shall not kill." Sorry, but they cannot co-exist in my bed, or in my house. I have a spider phoebia. Phobia is defined as an irrational fear that produces a conscious avoidance of the feared subject, activity, or situation. So, I'm normal? I will continue to kill spiders.
Whenever i see a spider i go out of my way to wipe that horrible creature of the face of the earth. Send it where it belongs...HELL!!!!!!
don't kill spiders bad man. ok maybe spiders in bed, but not the other ones.
This is very cool. Note, original story & photo came from UK Dept for Int'l Development (see link at the top of story). Seems legit to me. I find this amazing and as a lover of all creatures, wish I could find out what species of spider is doing this.
it's just a reaction to changes in the local area. It's explained somewhere in this article: .... More
I want to see a picture of the kind of spider this is. Does anyone have a link or something? Species of spider?
Our earth is changing. These Spiders are only adapting to the changes like we are. Not only that but they are helping humans by eating the mosquitos. I say Great Job Spiders..lol but I would not want to go under or near those trees fer sure. I wonder if their webs hurt or hinder the trees or keep them safer from bugs.
I keep a couple of cans of Raid and Hot Shot and a big shoe. If the spiders stay out of my house they live. They die if they drop from the ceiling over my head when I sit on the toilet or when they hide in my baby's crib.
These are really creepy, what next? they will wrap humans and eat them alive?
**** spiders, burn that ****
We do not own this planet, they did not build their home in your yard. Why hurt something that's helping us???? There's something called sharing you should look into and respect for Nature and all her creatures. How would you feel if someone burned your home because they didn't like it? All living creatures should be respected and taken care of, not tortured and injured by ignorance.
spiders deserve to die! especially when I am out numbered by the creepy basturds! forget your mumble of jumble, I'll kill em all. We don't need no water let the mother effers burns!
God gave man (and woman, I'm one) dominion over ALL living things. How would you feel if you let this cocoon tree stuff into YOUR back or front yard. The government would rapidly come to spray the trees to protect us. Right? Have you ever seen what a spider bite can do to you? Who's going to respect spiders? Who is injured by ignorance? Many Many Many are injured by just this type of ignorance. Buy a can of Raid now! Protect yourself!
would cans of hair spray and a lighters do the job? lmao cause that would work too!
Sounds like someones a little paranoid
Cause shes a woman
Would you rather have spiders in a tree or mosquito carrying malaria? Give me the spiders ... as long as they stay in their tree.
On another note, if you believe in God and take to heart that "God game man (and woman) dominion over ALL living things, doesn't mean we shouldn't tree those creatures with respect. Remember God created spiders too so let them be ... unless they your house :)
booooooooo - kill!
It kinda looks like cotton candy ha ha .
seems like a lot of oeple really just like to fight with eachother, why? cant we all agree its cool and not get on eachothers case about who is right and wrong? honestly, who cares.
