VIDEO: Spiders create massive web in New Zealand field

Tuesday, April 18, 2017
NEW ZEALAND -- Video shows a massive spiderweb created by thousands of spiders fleeing a flood in New Zealand.

It happened on Sunday, April 16th in Papamoa, a suburb of Tauranga, which had seen flooding during Cyclone Cook.
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Tracey Maris saw the massive web on Sunday, and recorded her experience.

"We were down below the newly made tsunami evacuation mound on our local football field and there was a bright glistening coming from the top of the mound - it looked almost like the hill was sparkling but we were unsure why," said Maris.

"So my 10-year-old daughter and I raced up to look and were shocked to learn it was all spider web. Kind of yuck, but really beautiful at the same time. I was amazed being up on top of the mound seeing how far it stretched for," said Maris.

Check out the video in the media player above.
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