It’s Raining Spiders in Brazil
A video captures images of thousands of spiders raining down on a Brazilian town, but it turns out this event is perfectly normal
By Rachel Nuwer
smithsonian.com
February 18, 2013
The Northeast may be prone to blizzards this time of year, but in Brazil it’s raining spiders. In a video that’s covered the Internet like an immense web, a local photographer captures images of thousands of spiders shimmying up and down silk threads attached to telephone pole wires. The footage gives the distinct impression of a shower–or perhaps light snow–of spiders sprinkling down on the shocked residents below.
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https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/its-raining-spiders-in-brazil-19885877/#2qwUEgOMDe0gv3Ps.99
