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Oh, what tangled canvas is along the coast of a small town in Greece – and it's over 1000 feet long.
Reuters reports that giant spiderwebs have recently begun to cover the coast of Aitoliko in western Greece.
The giant canvases are woven by a very small spider of the genus Tetragnatha – it is only 0.7 inches long, according to Inside Edition.
Recently, the weather has been very hot and humid, resulting in an increase in the number of mosquitoes and mosquitoes, the favorite foods of these spiders.
According to Maria Chatzaki, professor of biology at the Democritus University of Thrace, Greece, more midges mean more Tetragnatha spiders.
"It's like spiders taking advantage of these conditions and organizing a party," said Chatzaki, according to the BBC. "They mate, they breed and provide a whole new generation."
The result is that the local landscape – grass, trees and signage – appears to be covered in a gray-whitish net.
A spider population boom occurs every three or five years near Aitoliko. Greek biologist Fotis Pergantis, president of the Messolonghi Lagoon National Park, told CNN that the networks are likely to be there until the temperatures drop and the gnat population dies. When this happens, the spider population will also decrease.
Although neither gnats nor spiders are dangerous to humans, CNN predicts that the removal of canvases will require a lot of dusting.
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