The ghost trees of Pakistan.... !!!

The ghost trees of Pakistan: Spider webs cocoon branches in creepy after-effect of floods

Millions of spiders have crawled into trees in Pakistan to escape flood waters, shrouding them with their silky webs.

  

The attractive phenomenon is an sudden facet-impact of last 12 months's flooding which claimed the lives of just about 2,000 humans.

However, for the reason that monsoon weather devastated the kingdom final July, a lot of the water has nonetheless no longer yet receded.

The tiny arachnids have sought safe haven among the bushes weaving superbly problematic webs among the leaves

The branches are now so cocooned in spiders webs it gives the appearance of them being shrouded in a large net.

People on this part of Sindh, in south eastern Pakistan, near Karachi, have by no means seen this phenomenon before, however locals are reporting that there are now fewer mosquitos than they could count on, given the quantity of stagnant, standing water that is around.
It is thought that the mosquitos are getting caught inside the spiders internet and reducing the danger of malaria, reaping benefits nearby human beings.

The 2010 Pakistan floods began in last July following heavy monsoon rains in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sindh, Punjab and Balochistan regions of Pakistan.

About one-fifth of Pakistan's total land area was underwater, affecting about 20 million people whose homes, livelihoods and infrastructure was destroyed.