२३ मार्च, २०१२

"Thousands of spiders were fleeing the rising waters, many of them trailing behind massive amounts of dragline silk."

"The webs tangled over weeds, trees, fences, and fields, creating a surreal and eerie landscape crawling with arachnids. Residents reportedly complained of being unable to walk in certain areas without swarms of little spiders crawling up their legs, seeking higher ground."

Photos.

१९ टिप्पण्या:

Deb म्हणाले...

Immediately thought of this cheesy 1977 William Shatner movie.

kcom म्हणाले...

Very odd. What's the point and where did all that volume come from?

pm317 म्हणाले...

This happened in another Southeast Asian country when they had floods (or was it after the 2006 earthquake and tsunami?)

edutcher म्हणाले...

First duty is save the kids.

Wince म्हणाले...

I'm uncomfortable with any hint of...

Anachrophobia.

You're intruding on what's mine
And you're taking up my time
Don't have the courage inside me
To tell you please let me be
Communication, an arachnid invasion
I'm planning my escape...

Sorry I'm not home right now
I'm walking in the spiderwebs
So leave a message
And I'll call you back

A likely story
But leave a message
And I'll call you back

traditionalguy म्हणाले...

The theme for today has been swarms:

swarms of lawsuits to be dismissed , of spiders to be stepped on, of micro quakes to be listened to, of sperms to be controlled, of penis art to be seen, of lone wolf terrorists to be feared, and swarms of Orwell quotes used in a nauseous way.

Wisconsin's last shot 1 point loss to a swarming Ohio State team last night made every thing today feel so bad that vomiting is the only answer.

Freeman Hunt म्हणाले...

Ugh! I wonder if that house was full of spiders.

Would you rather have your house flooded with spiders or flooded with water? I don't think the answer is obvious.

(This comment probably betrays spider ignorance.)

wyo sis म्हणाले...

Can you die from getting the creeps?

rhhardin म्हणाले...

It's that time of year where there's the same number of bugs on the window screens trying to get in as trying to get out, in Ohio.

The indoor ladybugs have pretty much demolished the spider webs.

KLDAVIS म्हणाले...

Spider invasion can only mean one thing...

Packers won the Superbowl! Wooo!

अनामित म्हणाले...

Well, I shouldn't have any trouble sleeping tonight

DADvocate म्हणाले...

Pretty cool how arachnids, insects, animals adapt. Humans could learn a lesson.

“Oh what a tangled web we weave, When first we practice to deceive”
Sir Walter Scott

Freeman Hunt म्हणाले...

"Honey, the house survived. The water came right up to it, but didn't touch it."
"Thank God!"
"There is one slight problem though. It's interesting really."
"What is it?"
"Well, it seems that a number of spiders were trying to escape the flood waters themselves and ended up in thfe house and yard."
"A number of them? What number of them?"
"Oh, it's hard to say really. I'm not much for estimating."
"How many?"
"Well, one might be inclined to guess hundreds of thousands, but it could have been millions or possibly only tens of thousands. Yes, it was probably only in the tens of thousands... You're not saying anything... Oh! Are you choking?"

MrsIke म्हणाले...

E-e-e-e-w-w-w-w-w!!!:-6

Curious George म्हणाले...

"DADvocate said...
Pretty cool how arachnids, insects, animals adapt. Humans could learn a lesson."

Think about how idiotic this statement is. There is no creature that can close to humans in "adapting."

Craig म्हणाले...

All bound for morning town, many miles away.

Roux म्हणाले...

Last year near the Mississippi river many of those on high ground had the same problem with insects, mostly fire ants. My mother-in-law lives about 4 miles from the river on high ground and they were everywhere.

One Particular Harbor म्हणाले...

Spider silk is purported to have wound healing properties. Not sure if that's been tested, but so many of these folkloric remedies have some truth to them that I'm inclined to believe there's something to it.

"Gossamer" makes all those spider webs seem prettier and less freaky. Very poetic.

Just leave out the actual spiders. Yuck.

Hoosier Daddy म्हणाले...

I say we take off and nuke the entire site from orbit.

It's the only way to be sure.