Thousands Of Spiders Cover Part Of Arkansas Highway Like A 'Thick Carpet'

A video shared to Facebook has some Arkansas drivers vowing to completely avoid a section of Highway 230. Zach Riggs was driving through Bono, which is about an hour's drive northwest of Memphis, Tennessee when he noticed thousands of spiders were crawling across the road, covering road signs and blanketing the side of the highway with thick spider webs. 

According to the WMC, the spiders are likely baby Tetragnatha spiders that had just hatched. The spiders move around using a technique called ballooning, in which they ride strands of silk through the air until they get caught on something, such as plants or road signs. 

Because it was hot and humid during spider mating season, which starts at the end of September, there were more baby spiders born this year than in the past. 

The spiders are harmless and the webs will quickly dissipate as the spiders move away from the area. 

Photo: Zach Riggs


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