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|  Posted - 10/31/2011 :  11:57:12           
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           	| | Millions of spiders have cocooned entire trees across Pakistan in a thick coating of web. | 
 
 Apparently a reaction to monsoon floods. Check it out.
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|  Posted - 11/01/2011 :  06:53:34   [Permalink]         
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| | Originally posted by marfknox 
 
 | Millions of spiders have cocooned entire trees across Pakistan in a thick coating of web. | 
 
 Apparently a reaction to monsoon floods. Check it out.
 
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 Awesome journalism...
 
 From the article
 "They believe the mass of webs have reduced the mosquito population, which carries the deadly malaria virus." Emphasis mine. |  
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|  Posted - 11/01/2011 :  07:02:03   [Permalink]       
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| | Originally posted by Dr. Mabuse 
 
 | Originally posted by marfknox 
 
 | Millions of spiders have cocooned entire trees across Pakistan in a thick coating of web. | 
 
 Apparently a reaction to monsoon floods. Check it out.
 
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 Awesome journalism...
 
 From the article
 "They believe the mass of webs have reduced the mosquito population, which carries the deadly malaria virus." Emphasis mine. 
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 So?  When's the last time you saw a malaria virus?  Obviously, the spiders ate them all.
 
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| Posted - 11/01/2011 :  11:08:06   [Permalink]       
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| Regarding the BC story, Im wondering if it might be possible to recreate this in a controlled setting, sheets of that plastic like web material could have quite a few interesting uses I imagine. |  
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