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A massive 1,000 foot spider web appeared during the night in Greece
Locals accuse Tetragnatha spiders – and their quest to create large nests for mating – to ruin the majestic landscape.
A spooky scene of a 300-meter-long spider web covering a scenic seashore in Greece has been attributed to a mass of frisky spiders in the heat.
Moisture and mosquito spread, providing excessive nutrition to the eight-legged creature population, may have also contributed to the presence of unusual spider webs choking the plateau and its flora.
The strange vision was the work of spiders of the genus Tetragnatha – otherwise known as stretch spiders because of their elongated bodies.
A local and Greek photographer, Giannis Giannakopoulos, captured superb photographs and a video of the websites.
These spiders are not dangerous to humans and will not cause any damage to the flora of the area.
Maria Chatzaki, assistant professor at the Democritus University of Thrace, said: "The spiders will have their party and will die soon".
"These spiders are not risky for humans and will not cause any harm to the flora of the region," she told the Greek newspaper Newsit.
Maria Chatzaki, a professor of molecular biology and genetics at the Democritus University of Thrace, told Newsit that the high temperatures in Greece create a perfect climate for breeding.
They are known to build canvasses near aquatic habitats, some species may even walk on water.
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