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Frank Granovski · November 29th, 2002, 09:59 PM

Well, I went to get my newspaper early this evening through another dark, thick wall of Vancouver X-Files type fog. I noticed the front page of the Vancouver Sun (and continued on Page A4): "MILLIONS OF TINY SPIDERS SPIN MYSTERY IN A B.C. CLOVER FIELD...60-acre spider web baffles biologists." The paper had several pictures, and let me tell you, they are strange--- scary! I mean down right X-Files eerie! Where is Mulder when you need him?

Here's the first sentence of this Friday feature article. "A warning: if the thought of tens of millions of tiny spiders spinning a web 24 hectares---60 acres---in size and crawling all over it scares the wits out of you, you might want to tread carefully over the following...."

http://www.vancouversun.com

Chris Hurd · November 29th, 2002, 10:47 PM

60 acres? That's mighty big, even for Texas standards. Here's how large we grow 'em down in these parts (although Argiope is pretty much a solitary creature... there are indeed millions of them, but not all in one place):

http://www.indianhorse.com/critters/argiope.htm

John Locke · November 29th, 2002, 10:58 PM

How bizarre! I'd have loved to have seen that.

I can just imagine "Final Draft" cranking up on countless computers, inspired by this story.

Mark Moore · November 29th, 2002, 11:55 PM

I would have loved to have gotten that on camera. Who could replicate such a thing? Would there be a need for it? Maybe not, but I'm a pack rat - including what I shoot! I would have loved to have had footage of that 60 acre web!

Frank Granovski · November 30th, 2002, 12:32 AM

Mark, I don't think they destroyed it. The biologists are studying it---but then I haven't read the whole article yet.

I wanted to show the article to my mother. My wife freaked-out with, "Don't! It'll give your mother a heart attack!"

Frank Granovski · November 30th, 2002, 03:38 AM

There was a blurb about this on today's late night news..., most of the webs are now destroyed due to recent rain and heavy winds.

Nick Kerpchar · November 30th, 2002, 05:57 AM

Frank,
In what direction was the wind blowing when the spiders were last seen? Can you imagine a cloud of thousands.... perhaps millions of spiders being carried by the wind to another destination? Better keep a can of insect repellant handy while walking outside at night!

Good luck, Nick

Frank Granovski · November 30th, 2002, 07:02 AM

The news said that the spiders were in the hundreds of millions. The wind is taking the little things AWAY from Vancouver (maybe towards Texas).

Mark Moore · November 30th, 2002, 08:28 AM

The wind can carry them wherever it wants to - as long as my car/apartment is NOT in the middle of the sixty acres!!! But if this were to happen again with a couple of hours of where I live, I would go get as much footage as I can!

It kind of reminded me of the new HARRY POTTER movie. It has a 'big spider' scene too!

Paul Sedillo · November 30th, 2002, 08:51 AM

Just saw this article on UFO sightings in the UK. Reminded me of this thread:

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...pace_ufos_dc_1

Spooky!!

Mark Moore · December 1st, 2002, 08:51 PM

Very interesting. Now the UK has its very own Roswell!

November 29th, 2002, 09:59 PM	#1
Frank Granovski Outer Circle Join Date: May 2002 Location: Hope, BC Posts: 7,524	X-Files SCARY Well, I went to get my newspaper early this evening through another dark, thick wall of Vancouver X-Files type fog. I noticed the front page of the Vancouver Sun (and continued on Page A4): "MILLIONS OF TINY SPIDERS SPIN MYSTERY IN A B.C. CLOVER FIELD...60-acre spider web baffles biologists." The paper had several pictures, and let me tell you, they are strange--- scary! I mean down right X-Files eerie! Where is Mulder when you need him? Here's the first sentence of this Friday feature article. "A warning: if the thought of tens of millions of tiny spiders spinning a web 24 hectares---60 acres---in size and crawling all over it scares the wits out of you, you might want to tread carefully over the following...." http://www.vancouversun.com

November 29th, 2002, 10:47 PM	#2
Chris Hurd Obstreperous Rex Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: San Marcos, TX Posts: 27,366 Images: 513	60 acres? That's mighty big, even for Texas standards. Here's how large we grow 'em down in these parts (although Argiope is pretty much a solitary creature... there are indeed millions of them, but not all in one place): http://www.indianhorse.com/critters/argiope.htm __________________ CH Search DV Info Net \| 20 years of DVi \| ...Tuesday is Soylent Green Day!

November 29th, 2002, 10:58 PM	#3
John Locke Retired DV Info Net Almunus Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Austin, TX USA Posts: 2,882	How bizarre! I'd have loved to have seen that. I can just imagine "Final Draft" cranking up on countless computers, inspired by this story. __________________ John Locke SursumFilms.com

November 29th, 2002, 11:55 PM	#4
Mark Moore Major Player Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: North Carolina Posts: 301	I would have loved to have gotten that on camera. Who could replicate such a thing? Would there be a need for it? Maybe not, but I'm a pack rat - including what I shoot! I would have loved to have had footage of that 60 acre web! __________________ Mark Moore Sugar Free Productions

November 30th, 2002, 08:28 AM	#9
Mark Moore Major Player Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: North Carolina Posts: 301	The wind can carry them wherever it wants to - as long as my car/apartment is NOT in the middle of the sixty acres!!! But if this were to happen again with a couple of hours of where I live, I would go get as much footage as I can! It kind of reminded me of the new HARRY POTTER movie. It has a 'big spider' scene too! __________________ Mark Moore Sugar Free Productions

November 30th, 2002, 12:32 AM	#5
Frank Granovski Outer Circle Join Date: May 2002 Location: Hope, BC Posts: 7,524	Mark, I don't think they destroyed it. The biologists are studying it---but then I haven't read the whole article yet. I wanted to show the article to my mother. My wife freaked-out with, "Don't! It'll give your mother a heart attack!"

November 30th, 2002, 03:38 AM	#6
Frank Granovski Outer Circle Join Date: May 2002 Location: Hope, BC Posts: 7,524	There was a blurb about this on today's late night news..., most of the webs are now destroyed due to recent rain and heavy winds.

November 30th, 2002, 05:57 AM	#7
Nick Kerpchar Major Player Join Date: May 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 211	Frank, In what direction was the wind blowing when the spiders were last seen? Can you imagine a cloud of thousands.... perhaps millions of spiders being carried by the wind to another destination? Better keep a can of insect repellant handy while walking outside at night! Good luck, Nick

November 30th, 2002, 07:02 AM	#8
Frank Granovski Outer Circle Join Date: May 2002 Location: Hope, BC Posts: 7,524	The news said that the spiders were in the hundreds of millions. The wind is taking the little things AWAY from Vancouver (maybe towards Texas).

November 30th, 2002, 08:51 AM	#10
Paul Sedillo Major Player Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 607	Britain to Publish Files on UFO Sightings Just saw this article on UFO sightings in the UK. Reminded me of this thread: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...pace_ufos_dc_1 Spooky!! __________________ Paul Sedillo Image::Studio http://www.image-studio.com Houston, Texas

December 1st, 2002, 08:51 PM	#11
Mark Moore Major Player Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: North Carolina Posts: 301	Very interesting. Now the UK has its very own Roswell! __________________ Mark Moore Sugar Free Productions