In mid-June storms pelted Gippsland, a region in Victoria near the mainland on Australia’s southeastern edge. Swollen riverbanks engulfed downed trees and pooled in the streets. Thousands of homes lost power but when the rains subsided the shore glowed with an awesome sight. It was as if the trees and shoreline had been covered in a gauzy film like translucent silk sheets strewn over the landscape; showing spots of branches, leaves and green grass beneath the billowing fabric.
The creators of this ethereal canvass were tens of thousands of spiders spinning their webs in a desperate and successful attempt to save their own lives.
I imagine after that horrific battle for life and a near death experience, the spiders must be filled with rage and a pathological need for revenge… and very, very hungry.