The site of giant spiders covers the Greek beach | News from the world

A Greek beach was turned into the worst nightmare of arachnophobes, spiders having covered a canvas of about 300 meters long.

A video, posted on YouTube by Giannis Giannakopoulos, shows the beach of the city of Aitoliko, in western Greece, besieged by dense canvas.

The canvas was built by spiders of the genus Tetragnatha. They are often known as stretch spiders because they have elongated bodies – and in another disturbing development for those who fear spiders – Tetragnatha extensa is small enough and light enough to cross the water faster than on land.

However, spiders from Aitoliko, located 300 km from Athens, do not pose a threat.

"These spiders are not dangerous to humans and will not cause any harm," said molecular biologist Maria Chatzaki at Greek news sites. She explained that the seasonal phenomenon occurs when spiders mate and an increase in the mosquito population this year has led to ideal conditions for an explosion of population among spiders.

"Spiders take advantage of these conditions and make a kind of party. They mate, they breed and provide a whole new generation.

She noted that the phenomenon had already been observed in the region in 2003 and that the spiders would die quickly and that the web would degrade naturally, leaving the vegetation intact.