A bit less than a month ago, a beach in Aitoliko, Greece, made headlines worldwide for being covered in spider web. An area spanning 300 metres had been blanketed by a web woven by spiders belonging to the Tetrangatha family, a phenomenon attributed to the increased number of mosquitoes in the region.
It appears this wasn’t an isolated incident as another site in Greece has also been covered by spider web, this time, at least 1000 metres long.
The veil has covered vegetation, shrubs, fences, a chapel and altars on the way from Lake Vistonida’s shores and on the road leading to the Vatopedi Monastery of Porto Lagos in northeastern Greece.
Lake Vistonida is a protected ecosystem that is home to a variety of fauna and flora as well as marine life. According to environmentalists the spider web is a reaction to the overgrowth of the sand-fly population along Vistonida’s wetlands.
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