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12-31-2013, 12:10 PM
Metro News UK
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Locals in the Brazilian town of Santo Antônio da Platina got a rather creepy shock when spiders were spotted hanging overhead on electrical lines.
The footage of the critters was posted up on YouTube by web designer Erick Reis and seemed to show a high number of the creatures calmly squatting on spider webs they had made on the power lines.
The 20-year-old told Brazil’s G1 he filmed the strange occurrence on the way home from a friend’s engagement party.
The media outlet confirmed with a local biologist the species of spider was Anelosimus eximius, which are known for congregating in massive colonies.
According to the expert these arachnids work in groups so they catch larger prey.
We’re hoping for the sake of the locals the spiders don’t enjoy humans.
The YouTube video lasts for four minutes and 33 seconds but that may be four minutes and 33 seconds too long for any arachnophobes out there.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjtdwcseT1Q
http://i.imgur.com/uzWF2LH.jpg
Locals in the Brazilian town of Santo Antônio da Platina got a rather creepy shock when spiders were spotted hanging overhead on electrical lines.
The footage of the critters was posted up on YouTube by web designer Erick Reis and seemed to show a high number of the creatures calmly squatting on spider webs they had made on the power lines.
The 20-year-old told Brazil’s G1 he filmed the strange occurrence on the way home from a friend’s engagement party.
The media outlet confirmed with a local biologist the species of spider was Anelosimus eximius, which are known for congregating in massive colonies.
According to the expert these arachnids work in groups so they catch larger prey.
We’re hoping for the sake of the locals the spiders don’t enjoy humans.
The YouTube video lasts for four minutes and 33 seconds but that may be four minutes and 33 seconds too long for any arachnophobes out there.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjtdwcseT1Q