Spiderwebs In Trees: Pakistan Floods Cause Incredible Phenomenon (PHOTOS)

What's going on in these pictures is incredible.

It seems that the waters from last year's floods in Pakistan forced millions of spiders into these trees, creating these impressive images, according to the UK Department For International Development (DFID). Apparently the water took so long to recede that the spiders eventually turned the trees into cocoons.

While the DFID has been doing its part to help the flood survivors recover, including providing clean drinking water, medical support, and food, the spiders seem to be doing their part as well.

They may be reducing the spread of malaria. According to Wired and the DFID, the spiders' massive webs are likely capturing malaria-spreading mosquitos, thus preventing the disease from spreading.

While the webs may have created an erie landscape, the areas in which they appear seem to have significantly fewer dangerous mosquitos than expected.

To find out more about how aid from the UK government is helping survivors in Pakistan return home and rebuild their lives, click here.

Comments

[Freevo]

06:12 AM on 04/12/2011

The chain of life is amazing. Next, birds will feast on the fatjuicy spiders, larger prey will get the birds and on up the food chain. Simply amazing. Spiders are okay as long as they stay away from me. If I find one in the house I try to scoop it up on a paper and put it outside. But if it crawled up my arm, all bets are off.

[JaxReader]

04:37 PM on 04/11/2011

Wow, that's incredible. I feel better knowing that after we either cause our own extinction, or fail to work together to prevent an external extinction, nature will always find a way to rebound and balance.

[Uncle Bill]

03:12 PM on 04/11/2011

Burqas for shameless trees that display their naked roots?

[exPatPatti]

10:29 PM on 04/09/2011

This story made me itch.

[Xylem44]

01:46 AM on 04/10/2011

I am amazed we don't see more of this. Makes a lot of sense from the prey perspective.

[exPatPatti]

02:42 AM on 04/10/2011

It is pretty fascinating the way nature helps itself. If humans weren't here I am sure the Earth would be an incredible planet.

[mairs]

01:48 PM on 04/08/2011

Spider evacuation centers. I can here them now..... this is so boring, and I don't have any privacy...

[kayalyssa]

05:39 PM on 04/07/2011

I have one word... YUCK.

[zwyziec]

10:55 PM on 04/06/2011

This is cool!

It's a demonstration of survival of the fittest at its best. Just think what their offspring will be like.

The female lays about 30,000 eggs and dies shortly afterwards with other spiders taking care of them. Their life span is about 2 years. It won't take many generations before a very large, eight legged, six foot tall male develops.

These trees can be for arachnid evaluation as the Galapagos are to birds and turtles.

[MagicalPossibilities]

10:55 PM on 04/06/2011

The trees look like giant cotton candy. I'd rather have spiders than mosquitoes.

[Cyrus Trance]

08:37 PM on 04/06/2011

Call the Orkin man.

[sunflwer1975]

06:50 PM on 04/06/2011

can we say eeebeegeeebeees *shakes self*

[BuckyJamesDio]

05:39 PM on 04/06/2011

Ahh... harvest time at Nightmare Orchards™.

[Bluelynx]

03:08 PM on 04/06/2011

I'm outta here!

[copelli21]

10:57 AM on 04/06/2011

Nature is indeed a wondrous thing, but spiders freak me out.

[lookintomyeye]

10:44 AM on 04/06/2011

oh good god! I would be running screaming in complete hysterics....yes, I am terrified of spiders....

[butchcliff]

06:15 AM on 04/05/2011

Team Spiders...rah rah rah