When a series of devastating floods in 2010 brought huge swaths of Pakistan to its knees, the spiders were forced to move into the trees to survive. As a result, the webs they constructed have smothered the trees and are slowly killing them. In a bizarre twist, however, the webbed trees are trapping and killing such a vast percentage of the mosquito population that malaria cases are plummeting thereby saving many lives. Nature works in the most mysterious ways sometimes.
Countless Trees In Pakistan Dying From Spider Web Infestations Brought On By Massive Floods
Brent Lambert
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