Giant Communal Spider Web

This giant communal spider web developed over the summer of 2007 in Lake Tawakoni State Park. Here's a link to the web's chronology and other interesting info: texasento.net/Social_Spider.htm

Photo by Donna Garde on 08/23/07, © Tx. Parks & Wildlife Dept.

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salady says:

omg! thats massive. imagine being trapped in that ahhhh
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

myriorama says:

so cool - i saw this in the news. glad to see another (better) view!
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

Soupflower says:

Crazy. Totally insane. I don't mind spiders, but this would just be a little too much for me.
I read about this on the Austrian news.
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

Adrian Royle says:

Good to see this, I'd heard about it on UK news, mind boggling piece of work. I saw a couple of communal webs a few years ago but nothing like this size.
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

carladallas ~ just uploaded way too many pictures, says:

Oh my! I need to get back out there!!!! I went a few weeks ago after a rainstorm, it looks like they've rebuilt!
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

eren | thisvintagechica says:

Aaack, I love a good spider web and all, but this scares me to death!!!
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

Susan E Adams says:

Your photo is a better capture of this phenomenon than any photos I saw in the news.
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

scott_rtw says:

susanad813, this very clear photo was taken by Donna Garde on 08/23/07, © Tx. Parks & Wildlife Dept.

I'm the Admin for Natural History Mystery. I reposted from the internet, so that this very interesting event could be shared with the group members.
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

Sprengstoff72 says:

That is amazing! Spiders working togheter.. lets all hope they don´t make a habit of it..
Posted 11 months ago. ( permalink )

chupa rosa says:

it looks like it came out of the horror comedy eight legged freaks.
Posted 11 months ago. ( permalink )

teresa_puppy says:

hehe yea a spider horror comedy but serioulsy i am freakishly afraid of spiders- imagining living near that :O nice pic though lol
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

ila_rahila. ^___^!! says:

wow.... Amazing!!!
Posted 9 months ago. ( permalink )

firimituri says:

:(((((((((( scaryyyyy
Posted 3 months ago. ( permalink )

mosaicfanatic2 says:

That is the creepiest thing I have ever seen!
Great pic!
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

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Taken on September 9, 2007

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