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Webbed trees stall malaria


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Lady_Satine
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PostPosted: Mar 28 2011 10:41 am Reply with quote Back to top

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This is what most of the trees in Sindh, Pakistan look like after constant flooding forced millions of spiders to clamber onto trees. The massive webbing has helped to curtail the spread of malaria as most spiders have been able to find plenty of mosquitos to feast upon near so much stagnant water. However, that much webbing is also slowly killing off the trees thanks to blocking the sunlight.


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GPFontaine
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Location: Connecticut
PostPosted: Mar 28 2011 12:33 pm Reply with quote Back to top

Nature really is an amazing thing. Who would think that this could be one outcome possible from a natural disaster?



 
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Title: owner of a lonely heart
Joined: Jul 06 2007
Location: phoenix, az usa
PostPosted: Mar 28 2011 01:49 pm Reply with quote Back to top

i agree w/GP. that shit is amazing. sucks the trees are dying, but so is malaria.


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Blackout
Title: Captain Oblivious
Joined: Sep 01 2007
Location: That Rainy State
PostPosted: Mar 28 2011 03:38 pm Reply with quote Back to top

Someone fly the Jackass guys down there and make then climb that tree.



 
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Atma
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Location: Cincinnati, OH
PostPosted: Mar 28 2011 04:52 pm Reply with quote Back to top

Blackout wrote:
Someone fly the Jackass guys down there and make then climb that tree.

Heh, Would be interesting to watch.

But yeah, Nature is fucking insane. It always seems to find checks and balances.
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The Opponent
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PostPosted: Mar 28 2011 07:48 pm Reply with quote Back to top

I'd hate to be near one of those things and realize that the spider population is going to eventually explode.


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Blackout
Title: Captain Oblivious
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PostPosted: Mar 28 2011 09:22 pm Reply with quote Back to top

The-Excel wrote:
I'd hate to be near one of those things and realize that the spider population is going to eventually explode.

Why, spiders eat crap that really can bug you, like mosquitoes and junk. Spiders are your friend!



 
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The Opponent
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PostPosted: Mar 28 2011 11:16 pm Reply with quote Back to top

Do they eat other spiders?


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Lady_Satine
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PostPosted: Mar 29 2011 01:42 am Reply with quote Back to top

Some do.


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Drew Linky
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PostPosted: Mar 29 2011 06:02 pm Reply with quote Back to top

There's a similar thing down near Mexico, there's been a massive migration of spiders. There's a small segment of forest that's been CRAWLING with spiders (can't even drive a car through there, there's so many) and some of the trees even fall from the amount of webbing on them.


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MellowMeek
Joined: Feb 16 2010
Location: Texas
PostPosted: Mar 29 2011 07:06 pm Reply with quote Back to top

I'm pretty sure those trees are made of nightmares. Imagine falling into one.


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Blackout
Title: Captain Oblivious
Joined: Sep 01 2007
Location: That Rainy State
PostPosted: Mar 29 2011 09:26 pm Reply with quote Back to top

Any links? I want to see this, I'm pretty sure I could drive my car through it, and if it really is that crazy I want to see it!

*edit, oh snap trees falling? Never mind about my boast*



 
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Title: owner of a lonely heart
Joined: Jul 06 2007
Location: phoenix, az usa
PostPosted: Mar 29 2011 09:31 pm Reply with quote Back to top

i couldnt find any in mexico, but i found this one in texas:
http://www.laketawakoni.com/news/spider_web.html

and i found this cool link on other spider webs:
http://myamazingfact.blogspot.com/2009/10/spider-webs-glamour-architecture.html


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Blackout
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PostPosted: Mar 29 2011 09:33 pm Reply with quote Back to top

Man I bet that spider was confused when the fog on it's web froze.



 
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