Fields of Web: The Rare Occasion When Spiders Take Over
Spiders are even capable of making a big blanket of web on larger fields and meadows. The spiders instinctually climb blades of grass and are then letting out hundreds of meters of silk.
Although this can endanger the natural habitat of fields, the spiders actually assist local residents, because breeding conditions for mosquitoes are pretty favorable in the humidity and increased water levels, but the elevated webs are quite effective at trapping the pesky bloodsuckers.
Fields of web. Image credit: Rene Mensen
A field or a balloon of spider web just proves that nature can always surprise us… or scare us, for that matter. How would you react if you’d come across one of these silk monsters?
Although this can endanger the natural habitat of fields, the spiders actually assist local residents, because breeding conditions for mosquitoes are pretty favorable in the humidity and increased water levels, but the elevated webs are quite effective at trapping the pesky bloodsuckers.
Fields of web. Image credit: Rene Mensen
A field or a balloon of spider web just proves that nature can always surprise us… or scare us, for that matter. How would you react if you’d come across one of these silk monsters?
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11 August 2023
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