Join the mailing list

Click here to read our privacy policy

 

Subscribe to emel's RSS Feed Subscribe to emel's RSS Feed

 

Our  World

Our World

Issue 99 December 2012

The spider trees of Pakistan

 

The 2010 Pakistan floods were triggered by heavy monsoon rains in the Khyber Pakthunkhwa, Sindh, Punjab and Balochistan regions of Pakistan. It was estimated that one-fifth of Pakistan’s total land area was underwater and over 20 million people were directly affected, through destruction of property, infrastructure and livelihood, with total economic impact estimated to have been $43 billion.
 
The floods also led to interesting behaviour amongst spiders in Pakistan. Millions of spiders crawled up trees to escape the rising waters and stayed there for some time, as much of the flood water had still not receded. The spiders wove intricate webs around the trees, which proved extremely effective in catching mosquitos and reducing the risk of malaria in the area.

 

© Russell Watkins / Department for International Development




Bookmark this

digg
Add to DIGG
delicious
Add to del.icio.us
StumbleUpon
Stumble this
facebook
Share on Facebook

Share this

email
Send to a Friend
Link to this

Printer Friendly

print
Print in plain text

Comments

1 Comment

1

Hijab Shop

10 Nov 13, 18:20

that is crazy!

Positive Rating Negative Rating Report this!
0
0
 
 

Leave a comment

 

Sign in or Register to leave a comment