Ever wonder what happens to the animals and creepy crawlies during the floods each year? Turns out spiders have found a strange solution for survival. The resulting ‘ghost trees’ are eerily beautiful.<\/p>\n
Unfortunate residents of these low-lands, which are ravaged by water each year, continue to reside there as they have nowhere else to go. The ‘ghost trees’ in the area are a stark reminder of how despite trying to stay they won’t be staying for long.<\/p>\n
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For Just Rs 186, You Can Buy a House in Italy’s Corona-Free Village<\/a><\/p>\n These trees, are the after-effect of floods, barren and swarmed by spider webs cocoon in the branches. This only adds to the eerie ghost town vibe of these flood-lands.<\/p>\n Why the spiders? Millions of spiders crawled into the trees to escape flood-waters. While people can migrate during the rainy seasons, these spiders set up camp in the trees, and have now shrouded them with their silky webs for good.<\/p>\n According to the DailyMail<\/a>, these neo-habitats have quite a symbiotic relationship with the locals. The webbed trees ensnare mosquitos and other pests that act as vectors for diseases.<\/p>\n Locals say that as the water from last year’s floods still have not receded, there are fewer mosquitos than expected. Consequently, this has reduced the risk of malaria.<\/p>\n Aversion to arachnids aside, neo-habitats for spiders are benefiting local people.<\/p>\n ALSO READ<\/p>\n Revealed: The Brave Man Who Risked His Life to Save Dog from Swat Floods<\/a><\/p>\n However, the question remains how long will this last? While the trees might provide enough cover for the eight-legged crawlers, another rainy season is not too far away. Will the webbing survive the rainstorms and flash floods?<\/p>\n .How will this affect the overall eco-system and balance of these lands?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Ever wonder what happens to the animals and creepy crawlies during the floods each year? Turns out spiders have found a strange solution for survival. The resulting ‘ghost trees’ are eerily beautiful. Unfortunate residents of these low-lands, which are ravaged by water each year, continue to reside there as they have nowhere else to go. The ‘ghost trees’ in the […] More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":53,"featured_media":298518,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1298,2199],"tags":[],"adace-sponsor":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-298506","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-culture","8":"category-featured"},"wps_subtitle":"If you're scared of spiders, turn away now. ","img_urls":{"thumbnail":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/ghost-trees-of-Pakistan-364x205.jpg",364,205,true],"medium":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/ghost-trees-of-Pakistan-758x424.jpg",758,424,true],"full":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/ghost-trees-of-Pakistan.jpg",1000,560,false]},"author_name":"Ummara Sheraz","categories_name":["Culture","Featured"],"title_text":"Have You Seen The Ghost Trees of Pakistan\u2019s Flood Lands?","related_stories":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?filter&per_page=4&categories=1298,2199&exclude=298506","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/298506","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/53"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=298506"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/298506\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/298518"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=298506"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=298506"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=298506"},{"taxonomy":"adace-sponsor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/adace-sponsor?post=298506"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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