A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, RANGERS AT THE TAWAKONI State Park in Texas discovered a 200 yard-long spider web.  It covers a hiking trail that is now used by only the brave, or the foolish.

Ft. Worth Star-Telegram photo

At first the web, built by many spiders rather than one giant spider, was a fairy-tale sight….expansive and silvery in color.  But since then it has trapped millions of mosquitoes which has given it a brownish tinge, along with an odor from the carcasses.  A rain last weekend has further weighted it down and now it looks more like garden decor from the Munsters.  During the night a loud hum emanates from the thousands of freshly-trapped mosquitoes.

The web is not expected to last until the end of October.  Soon the spiders will be dying and the web will fall apart.

Read more about it HERE.
Tyler channel 7 has a VIDEO.

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