These massive trees are totally covered in minging spider webs, something never before seen in Sindh, Pakistan, where this photo was taken. Although the thought of having to touch one of them or climb a ladder to get your cat out is beyond comprehension, apparently they actually have a positive effect in an area of the world that seems to be continually punished by drought, rains, disease and famine.
These spiders usually crawl on the ground but, when the massive July last year took over one fifth of the 307,374 square miles of Pakistani land, they escaped to the trees. The water is taking a long time to recede, so they thought it may be a good idea to adapt to the situation, establish camp and have a big party up there. The results is thousands of cocooned trees EVERYWHERE!
The positive effect noted by the UK's Department for International Development thinks that the massive spiderwebs in trees are trapping mosquitoes by the lorryload. According to the people in these areas, the mosquito levels are extremely low for this time of the year. Even more so taking into account the vast amount of stagnant water, which acts as a nursery for those pesky winged bastards. As a result, the risk of a malarial plague is much lower than expected.
In other words: Cheers Spiders! Having said that, if I see a relatively large one around the house I will keep quite and slowly move away out the room.
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