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[Gaborn]

No - it's not a scene from Arachnophobia or Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. These spiders have escaped the floodwaters inundating the town of Wagga Wagga in New South Wales, Australia, by moving to higher ground and building massive networks of interconnected webs over raised sticks and bushes. They have covered entire fields with snow-like coverings. Meanwhile, the floodwaters show no sign of subsiding from the town, declared a disaster area: 9000 people have been evacuated.

The town has experienced its highest rainfall on record, at 188 millimetres in the week from 27 February, 40 millimetres higher than the previous record. The flood itself is the worst in Wagga Wagga since 1853, although the State Emergency Service has said that the Murrumbidgee river is unlikely to cause further flooding by bursting its levee.

Flooding is also widespread in Queensland and Victoria, and The Sydney Morning Herald warned today that the deluge could go on for a month.

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[lethial]

Crikey that's a lot of spidahs.

 

[Pachterballs]

you think they'd post more amazing photos at the link but... nada.

meh

 

[Noirulus]

A billion dollars for sleeping on that web for 5 hours. Would you do it, GAF?

Your life is not guaranteed.

 

[R2D4]

What a perfect chance to kill them all.

 

[Mononofu]

A billion dollars for sleeping on that web for 5 hours. Would you do it, GAF?

Your life is not guaranteed.

I'd do it for less.

 

[Borgnine]

We've backed them in to a corner, now is the time to strike.

 

[ruxtpin]

Nuke it from outer space, it's the only way to be sure.

 

[Rentahamster]

 

[Satch]

i just would like to say thank you to Gaborn for curing my arachnophobia

before Gaborn's spider threads, i used to be terrified of even seeing images of tiny jumping spiders

but now, because of him, i am healed and spiders are fucking awesome

Thank you Based Gaborn

 

[Cat Party]

lulz, even God can't kill them.

 

[Clydefrog]

meanwhile, the water spiders are out waterskiing and having a blast

 

[Rentahamster]

 

[Dunk#7]

 

[See You Next Wednesday]

What a perfect chance to kill them all.

YES!
Nuke it from space.

 

[dejay]

Imagine if you had no choice but to cling to that for days.

 

[GatorBait]

Dear God...they've...they've won...

 

[docbon]

seeing the humans weakened, the wagga wagga spider tribe has begun the first steps to arachnocalypse.

 

[Lamel]

Imagine if you had no choice but to cling to that for days.

 

[dejay]

I'm betting most non-Australians are pronouncing Wagga Wagga incorrectly in their heads.

 

[Textured Monk]

Awesome. I'm from that area originally, so it's good to see it getting some love on the Internet.

Spoiler

Even if I am glad I'm not there when they start fighting back. I saw Eight-Legged Freaks.

 

[Parallax]

that is a lot of fucking spiders.

 

[Senoculum]

resilient motherfuckers.

 

[Goron2000]

 

[Sinatar]

Oh god, nuke it. Nuke it now.

 

[Pristine_Condition]

I think this is fascinating.

This type of communal web building was seen at Tawakoni State Park here in Texas in 2007, where they build what was then the world's largest communal web:

The strategy paid off for the spiders, because in rather short order, the snow-white webbing over everything was soon brown with the bodies of millions and millions of trapped mosquitos.

That hunting instinct could be what is triggering this activity in Australia. After all, after the flooding, those areas are going to be filled with breeding bugs.

 

[Jeff-DSA]

Let the spiders have Australia. It's proper punishment for them always coming up with stupid names for places and things.

 

[IceCold]

I'm ok with this.

More spiders = Less mosquitoes and flies.

 

[MRORANGE]

I think this is fascinating.

This type of communal web building was seen at Tawakoni State Park here in Texas in 2007, where they build what was then the world's largest communal web:

The strategy paid off for the spiders, because in rather short order, the snow-white webbing over everything was soon brown with the bodies of millions and millions of trapped mosquitos.

That hunting instinct could be what is triggering this activity in Australia. After all, after the flooding, those areas are going to be filled with breeding bugs.

clever girls?

 

[Busaiku]

I'm ok with this.

More spiders = Less mosquitoes and flies.

Seriously, why don't people understand this.

 

[stilgar]

Seriously, why don't people understand this.

You realize that when people want to "nuke them from orbit", it's not for real, right?

 

[Pristine_Condition]

I'm ok with this.

More spiders = Less mosquitoes and flies.

Absolutely.

All these people saying "kill 'em all" need to know that these spiders may very well be the only thing standing between them and an apocalyptic mosquito super-cloud event.

 

[Pristine_Condition]

You realize that when people want to "nuke them from orbit", it's not for real, right?

You never saw my ex-girlfriend when she'd find one in the bathroom sink.

 

[RiZ III]

Seriously, why don't people understand this.

I'd rather be bit by a mosquito than a spider..

 

[Mr Swine]

I'd rather be bit by a mosquito than a spider..

So you rather get those untreatable diseases thank being bit by a spider? I'll take the spider then...

 

[Rentahamster]

I'd rather be bit by a mosquito than a spider..

Spiders are way less likely to bite you. And way more likely to devour mosquitoes.

 

[MidgarBlowedUp]

Wow, reminds me of my first horror movie, Kingdom of The Spiders.
William Shatner was such a pimp in that movie.

 

[SouthernDragon]

My rational side is saying

"Yo, this is pretty cool, and spiders help control pests like mosquitos"

but my primitive side sees all the black and the legs and the crawlies and screams

"FIRE FIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIRE AARGGGGHH BURN BURN"

 

[Rehynn]

What a perfect chance to kill them all.

My thoughts exactly.

 

[strafer]

My body is itchy all of a sudden..

 

[dejay]

Remember kiddies, these aren't unusual quantities of spiders - these were all within walking distance of each other. You just don't normally see them. Spiders are everywhere! There's probably one crawling up the back of your chair as you read this, heading towards your neck.

 

[Despera]

Wow... That's just amazing.

 

[RobotChant]

I'm ok with this.

More spiders = Less mosquitoes and flies.

what happens when they eat all the mosquitoes and flies, and they've taken a liking to the human blood that the mosquitoes munched on?

 

[Satch]

what happens when they eat all the mosquitoes and flies, and they've taken a liking to the human blood that the mosquitoes munched on?

they would go to eating roaches once all the mosquitoes and flies are gone

 

[Replicant]

Pictures like these make me wonder why I live in Australia.

And could someone *PLEASE* save the dog?

 

[BakedPigeon]

This is my nightmare, this is my nightmare.

 

[Mordeccai]

I just moved a big ass spider out of my sisters bedroom because it was 12:30 am and she was screaming bloody murder and pissing me off.

Printing off some of these pictures and placing them under her door may just be the payback I need.

 

[danwarb]

I thought I was okay around spiders, but found myself jumping about yesterday when I had one, and not a very big one, creep up on me.

It went under a table, so I tucked my trousers into my socks to be safe.

 

[shanshan310]

Ugh, Spider season.

I'm betting most non-Australians are pronouncing Wagga Wagga incorrectly in their heads.

Its pronounced like "woga-woga" It may or may not be Aboriginal. I honestly forget, it sounds like it though.

 

[Sutton Dagger]

This guy has the right idea, we just need a few more containers.

http://gifsoup.com/