Forget men, it’s raining spiders! Posted on 14 January 2019 If you suffer from Arachnophobia, you need to look away now. Last week spiders appeared to be raining from the sky in rural parts of Brazil’s Minas Gerais state. This short video published by The Guardian and the original YouTube blurb does clarify, that although the spiders, parawixia bistriata look like they are falling from the sky, in actual fact ‘the species builds a community web so fine that it’s nearly impossible to see with the human eye, giving the illusion that the spiders are floating on air’. This typically occurs during hot, humid periods in summer and although they are harmless to humans and are not falling to the earth from the sky, if you’re not a fan of arachnids viewing this phenomenon may not be suited for you. During the day these spiders, commonly known as the American colonial orb weavers, retreat to form a communal bivouac and at sunset they leave on mass, crating silk webs that connect to trees and bushes to catch mosquitos and other flying insects. This phenomenon is not restricted to Brazil, other humid areas like Jamaica and Bali experience similar occurences. View this post on Instagram Because of high levels of humidity in the Balinese mountains and when the clouds are low, spider eggs can get caught up with evaporating water. They hatch and sometimes stay up in the clouds for weeks caught in up drafts hatching and surviving on flying insects or sometimes cannibalizing…. sometimes it literally rains spiders!!! #spider #spiders #bali #rainingspiders A post shared by Christoper (@kickmasterflip) on Feb 14, 2015 at 2:30am PST View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sinister (@sinister_fire) on Apr 28, 2015 at 7:47am PDT View this post on Instagram Look closely… then tag your favourite #arachnaphobic 😱🕷 🕸 It’s raining spiders! Anyone know what type they are? There ain’t no bug escaping from that web… even a bird had trouble trying to escape! 🕸 🕷 Sweet dreams everyone 😬 #toomanyspiders #webofdoom #nothanks #creepycrawlies #justintimeforhalloween #rainingspiders #fnqlife #tropicalbugs #eek #arachnaphobia #halloween #happyhalloween A post shared by Natalie Mooney (@pleasedontcrylullaby) on Oct 15, 2018 at 3:23am PDT Related Posts Cape Town’s sustainability: Leading the way in environmental initiatives 1 June 2023 As National Environmental Month commences in South Africa, Cape Town stands proudly at the forefront... read more Kapama to host Safari Guide of the Year Awards 2023 1 June 2023 Kapama Private Game Reserve near Hoedspruit will host this year’s Safari Guide of the Year... read more Blood Lions relaunches for public viewing on YouTube 1 June 2023 Award-winning documentary feature film Blood Lions has been relaunched on YouTube for public viewing, creating... read more PREV ARTICLE NEXT ARTICLE
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