Many people despise spiders - be it the way they move, their appearance or the fact that some of them can even be deadly. The reasons are varied. But even if you aren't disgusted by the little crawlers, you might feel uneasy when you look at the following photo, which is making the rounds on Facebook again
The fact check
The photo was taken by Russell Watkins in Pakistan in 2010 . The trees line the edges of a flooded field in the village of Sindh, which was affected by massive flooding that year.
According to Wakins, people in Sindh said they had never seen this phenomenon before the flood. But the flood may have driven both spiders and other insects into the trees. He added that during the work under the trees, dozens of tiny spiders fell on people's heads.
A specialist interviewed by the BBC also assumes that it was mostly spiders that spun the webs. This is due to the increased population of mosquitoes that were able to breed undisturbed in the water. This in turn meant more food for the spiders and more offspring, which also spun the trees.
However, it cannot be ruled out that other insects were also involved in spinning the trees so densely.
Conclusion
The phenomenon occurred in Pakistan after a severe flood in 2010. Specialists assume that the webs mostly come from spiders that had escaped to the trees. However, it cannot be ruled out that other insects also “spun along”.
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