Last month, there was a rare scene next to the inner lake in the western Greek city of Aitoliko, where almost overnight, the bridge and vegetation were covered by a thick layer of white spider webs, stretching for at least 1,000 feet (about 305 meters), which is different from the aesthetic picture of "a spring breeze suddenly like a night, thousands of trees and pear blossoms", which is quite maddening. Local photographer Alexandros Maragos photographed the scene and uploaded it to his personal website, sparking crowds of onlookers.
It is understood that experts have explained the reasons for the formation of these spider webs before, at the turn of summer and autumn, the spiders of the genus Tetragnatha will be active in large quantities, and the local humid and hot weather and the large number of mosquitoes have prompted the round-tailed spiders to form a large number of webs, which take the opportunity to hunt and seize the time to mate, so as to reproduce.
It is reported that such spiders and cobwebs are not harmful to humans, and after their appearance, the number of local mosquitoes has decreased significantly.