DocDon Posted August 31, 2007 Report Share Posted August 31, 2007 WILLS POINT, Texas — Entomologists are debating the origin and rarity of a sprawling spider web that blankets several trees, shrubs and the ground along a 200-yard stretch of trail in a North Texas park.Officials at Lake Tawakoni State Park say the massive mosquito trap is a big attraction for some visitors, while others won't go anywhere near it."At first, it was so white it looked like fairyland," said Donna Garde, superintendent of the park about 45 miles east of Dallas. "Now it's filled with so many mosquitoes that it's turned a little brown. There are times you can literally hear the screech of millions of mosquitoes caught in those webs."Spider experts say the web may have been constructed by social cobweb spiders, which work together, or could be the result of a mass dispersal in which the arachnids spin webs to spread out from one another.-----------------"There are times you can literally hear the screech of millions of mosquitoes caught in those webs." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedDrumJay Posted August 31, 2007 Report Share Posted August 31, 2007 Damn! That's creepy! and crawly... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaSwtness Posted August 31, 2007 Report Share Posted August 31, 2007 Eewwwwwwwwwwwwwww Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nascar3 Posted September 1, 2007 Report Share Posted September 1, 2007 Ohhhh GGGAAAAWWWWWWDDDD! That is GROSS! Even Daddy Longlegs freak me out! I would absolutely PANIC! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sultan Posted September 1, 2007 Report Share Posted September 1, 2007 Most spiders are actually non-aggressive and are far more scared of humans than we are of them, and the majority of bites are usually accidental.My personal attitude is that I don't mess with them and they don't mess with me, its a karma thing I guess.IMO;Snakes = more serious problem.Spiders = NDB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetiebird Posted September 2, 2007 Report Share Posted September 2, 2007 I know spiders serve a valuable purpose, but they creep me out (as do most insects) I would be running the other direction....esp with the screaming mosquitoes and all... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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