The flooding in Pakistan last year led the country's spider population to take refuge in the trees. Millions of spiders. And, with the flood waters taking rather a long time to go down, the spiders made themselves at home. A while back, I posted a photo or two of a spider in the church here which had managed to build itself a web from the church roof down to the pew in just a few hours. Imagine what millions of the blighters can do over a few months...
Ok, don't imagine. Here's what they actually did...
There is a silver lining in this cloud: the number of malaria-spreading mosquitos is much lower than usual, especially given the larger amount of stagnant water around.
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Today is April Fools Day is it not ?
I think this is a grace, but I have never felt afraid or disgusted by spiders, in fact I think they are quite fascinating. Thank God for spiders!
Terry - the report was in Wired.co.uk on March 30, and on my blog on March 31... no, I don't think it's an April fool's joke...
My prefered method of dealing with a large web is as follows.
hairspray(or any aresol can) + one of those handheld butane gas lighters = handheld flamethrower
I do believe Lady Gaga has been looking at your blog! Lady G
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