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In the early morning of October 31, Maciej Wąsiatycz, a resident of Polish South City, is full ofFull of expectation to open your eyes and prepare to enjoy a fun Halloween.
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The scene made him stay up instantly -the entire lawn was shrouded in a huge layer of spider web, like scenes in horror movies.At this moment, 28 -year -old Marchey was almost screamed.Although he understood that this was a natural phenomenon, the visual impact of "the entire lawn was covered by a cobweb" was enough to make anyone accelerate.
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Cant help taking pictures and published it on Reddit, saying that these cobies "carefully arranged" Halloween decoration for his garden.Soon, netizens exploded, and some people suggested that he quickly "burn the house and let the garden belong to the spider."His lawn has become the "cobweb" discussed by netizens.
Initially, Marci only saw some cobweb on the flowers, and thought it was a small -scale activity of spider mites. I did not expect that after just a few days, the cobweb was covered with the entire lawn.It is like a "cobweb disaster".He told the media that this scenario really made him "almost like a heart attack."
In order to find out the cause of the cobweb, Michei checked the information and consulted several gardening experts.It turned out that this "cobweb carpet" is likely to be woven by a spider called a "bed single -net spider" family.This type of spider will woven the misty mesh with extremely slender silk threads, which can cover large regions.This phenomenon is particularly common in some specific seasons and environmental conditions, especially in the warm and moist autumn morning.
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German biomaterial expert Thomas Scheibel (Thomas Scheibel)It is explained that this "sheet web" is not woven by a single trace, but is composed of a variety of spider wires of different properties, including extremely detailed viscosity wire and a thicker structural silk.These diverse silk threads are intertwined to form a light but tough coverage layer.
Scientists conducted in -depth research on the composite structure of this spider silk and found that they have strong adhesion and elasticity.These spiders mainly depend on this "rolling" net to capture small insects.Studies have shown that this type of spider in Poland belongs to Linyphiidae, who is good at weaving horizontally distributed mesh structures to block the flying insects falling into the net.
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In addition, some researchers analyzed these spiders through high-power microscopeThe molecular structure of the silk found that this silk contains a special protein combination, making them more sticky in the moist environment.
This not only makes the spiders more efficient in hunting, but after climate change or extreme weather, this spider also uses silk thread to "balloon flight" in the air.They release a filament and float into the distance with the gas flow, so as to build a new habitat in a suitable environment.
This phenomenon is particularly obvious during the Australian flood in 2021. A large number of rays of spider spiders are migrated to highlands, and the entire grass is covered by their cobies, like a thin layer of white white whiteFaculty.According to Dr. Ken Walker, an insect science expert at the Melbourne Museum in Australia, this phenomenon is called "Witch Summer" or "Gosser Effect".
After the flood in Victoria, millions of spiders are covered with spider webs in the countryside, trying to climb to a higher terrain: FigureSource: Jeff Hobbs
The difference is that this cobweb sheet in Australia is not woven by the apex family, but Nicodamidae. These spiders show obvious"Balloon Flight" feature.
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In a park in New ZealandA similar cobweb scene appears.Also in 2021, tourist Tracey Maris saw a 30 -meter -long grassland covered by a cobweb after a flood.The flood caused the spiders to migrate to a high place to avoid the wet soil, and thousands of spiders jointly woven the grass into a thin "cobweb carpet".
The grass on the New Zealand Park is covered with a transparent spider web.Source: Tracey Maris/Storyful
The spiders in the editorial network of New Zealand are not the same.The "sheets" formed on the vegetation.
Although the types of cobies were found, why these spiders chose his lawn as a "camp" is still a mystery.Michael speculates that this may be related to the way of laying the lawn -his lawn is paved with rolls, and a large number of spiders or spider eggs may be carried.The laid laid laid laid has been completed for several months, but these spiders seem to only hatch and quickly occupy the entire lawn until now.
The activities of these spiders are usually the most frequent in autumn, especially in areas with low temperature during the day and sufficient humidity at night.Biologists believe that spiders will gather in groups when the climate conditions are appropriate and breed in large quantities.
Research shows that the phenomenon of this cobweb covering the lawn is often related to the time for the incubation of spiders and the amount of food in the environment.On the warm autumn night, they will use moisture to weave a larger range of nets to attract or capture nightlings of insects, thereby providing rich food for themselves and offspring.
This is not gauze, but a web source: ins
Marcei is now choosing to keepThese cobies teased that they got free Halloween decoration.After all, these small "neighbors" will not only cause trouble, but can help him control the pests in the garden."As long as they dont enter the house, I dont worry." He said, and planned to clean up the cobweb after a few days.Reference Data:
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