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Scientists have been stunned by a series of giant spider webs that have covered several acres of a state park in Texas.
A massive network of sheet-like webs have been spun over trees in a reserve 50 miles east of Dallas.
Scientists say it is an almost-unheard-of occurrence in the region.
"The dominant spiders here seem to be long-jawed spiders but this is unusual," said Mike Quinn, a Texas state insect biologist.
"Social spiders build communal nests in the tropics but the longjaws are not social.
"We still don't have a clear answer for what is going on here.
Colossal spider web gets worldwide attention
WILLS POINT -- The staff at Lake Tawakoni State Park is jokingly calling this weekend Spiderfest.
But after the flurry of attention the park received from as far away as England and Australia for the massive spider web that was discovered there, Spidermania may be more like it.
"I think by the end of this weekend we're going to be putting up a closed sign so we can recover from Spiderfest," park Superintendent Donna Garde joked. "We're going to be exhausted, but it's a fun thing and a good thing for the park. We got people talking about something other than fish, which is pretty unusual around here."
With the park's campsites already sold out for the three-day holiday weekend, park officials say spider lovers may overwhelm the 5-year-old park this weekend.

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