Gigantic cobwebs appear overnight as THOUSANDS of creepy spiders infest Lancashire village
HUGE numbers of spiders have descended on a Lancashire farm and built an astonishing network of webs.
Last week, a series of gigantic spiderwebs appeared overnight on a 100 metre stretch of drywall near Trawden, East Lancashire.
Dr Judith Charnley, 60, who runs the farm with her 77-year-old husband Thomas, : "We’ve had some moths and webs in the fields, but nothing quite so dramatic.
"They are quite spectacular. It’s just a shame they didn’t do it the day before Halloween – that would have been very appropriate."
It is believed the beasties are a species called Dictyna arundinacea, which are native to the UK.
The webs have become a minor tourist attraction in the area, with walkers stopping to gawp at thousands of baby spiders scuttling across them.
It is believed the spider infestation has happened due to the mild October weather, which allowed the beasties to lay more eggs than usual and then helped the baby creepy crawlies survive to build their masterpiece.
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Luckily, the spiders on this web are not believed to be poisonous, unlike the black widows which are now spreading across the nation.
There have been no reported deaths in the UK resulting from false widow spider bites.
But, there have been a number of alleged incidents where people have had severe reactions and required hospital treatment.
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