We must nuke them from the orbit, it's the only way to be sure.

[Endless-Wilso]

The last :33 second's .

Where is this?

 

[Hun200kmh]

They're speaking portuguese with brazilian accent so it's somewhere in Brasil. I find the video interesting but not frightening, not sure why people think it is. And the guys (and girls) in that video don't seem to be that scared too, the spiders are small, I think.

 

[Crispy]

Why. Are. There. That. Many.

Tell me where that is so I can avoid that area within a 1000 mile radius...

 

[Beeblebrox237]

That's a lot of spiders. I'm okay with little spiders, but big ones I don't like. And I really don't like the idea of hundreds of big, hairy-looking spiders above me.

 

[Yukon]

Yuck, yuck, yuck! I cannot stand spiders, even the small ones. This is on a whole new level though, never seen anything like it. I can't even comprehend why they're standing under them in the video, too.

Someone call Kim Jong-un. Not only will he get his nuclear test, but he will perform a valuable public service and he will gain considerable goodwill with the international community at the same time.

I thought of North Korea as soon as I saw the title too. I think Kim Jong-un would come in very handy in Brazil right now!

I'm scared of my family's reaction to seeing spiders: attack everything in sight, including me. The spiders are the bystanders, they're almost basically an irrelevant reason to beat me up.

 

[Grayfox]

The videos description explains what you see.
Centenas (ou talvez milhares) de aranhas se reunem entre postes na cidade de Santo Antonio de Plantina/PR. Ainda não sabemos o que gera tal comportamento, estamos pesquisando e postaremos a reposta a questão aqui.

When translated
Hundreds (maybe thousands) of spiders congregate between poles in the town of Santo Antonio de Plantina / PR. Still do not know what causes such behavior, we are researching and will post the answer here the question.

 

[Omnis]

Star Wars mosquito defense system.

 

[Grayfox]

Type of spider is Anelosimus eximius.

This is all wiki has to say about it.
Anelosimus eximius is species of social spider in the genus Anelosimus, native to the Lesser Antilles and the area from Panama to Argentina. Colonies can comprise several thousand individuals.

 

[Endless-Wilso]

All they need now is some sort of flock of large bird's to eat'm now.

 

[ITCC_Andrew]

That's a lot of spiders. I'm okay with little spiders, but big ones I don't like. And I really don't like the idea of hundreds of big, hairy-looking spiders above me.

Best idea: if you don't like dangerous, venomous, scary wildlife, stay away from Brazil. Brazil's full of scary wildlife; candiru especially.

 

[sesselpupser]

Type of spider is Anelosimus eximius.

This is all wiki has to say about it.
Anelosimus eximius is species of social spider in the genus Anelosimus, native to the Lesser Antilles and the area from Panama to Argentina. Colonies can comprise several thousand individuals.

Apparently that genus is between 1.8 and 7.5mm so I might be able to cope with that, I generally hate spiders but the small, non-venomous ones are fine by me. That many, though, I'm not sure.

Amusingly, there's also an Anelosimus biglebowski and Anelosimus dude.

 

[Grayfox]

Best idea: if you don't like dangerous, venomous, scary wildlife, stay away from Brazil. Brazil's full of scary wildlife; candiru especially.

Come to Australia.

Get bitten off by a Great White Shark.
Get bitten off by a croc
Get attacked by a box jelly fish
Get attacked by a blue ringed octopus
Get bitten by a brown snake
Get bitten by a red belled black snake
Get bitten by a red back spider
Get bitten by a sydney funnel web spider
Get killed by heatstroke
Lose your head to a dropbear.

Brazil has nothing on us.

 

[ITCC_Andrew]

Come to Australia.

Get bitten off by a Great White Shark.
Get bitten off by a croc
Get attacked by a box jelly fish
Get attacked by a blue ringed octopus
Get bitten by a brown snake
Get bitten by a red belled black snake
Get bitten by a red back spider
Get bitten by a sydney funnel web spider
Get killed by heatstroke
Lose your head to a dropbear.

Brazil has nothing on us.

But, I'm mainly not afraid of snakes, and don't go near water. My concern, as for wildlife, is, and always will be, the candiru. As for heatstroke, mate, I'm Canadian. We survive the same heat as you in the summer (35+ degrees celsius,) but also -25 in the winter. I'm capable of adjusting. My idea of fun is sitting in a flame retardant racing suit in a boiling-hot car, after all.

 

[Minty]

"Aright, just stand right in the middle and I'll use this pole to break the webs from the power lines. Trust me, it'll be great."

I remember reading about this on Cracked a couple of months ago.

The one that was talking about this, you mean?

Can't find the actual article on Cracked, for some reason, though.

Come to Australia.

Get bitten off by a Great White Shark.
Get bitten off by a croc
Get attacked by a box jelly fish
Get attacked by a blue ringed octopus
Get bitten by a brown snake
Get bitten by a red belled black snake
Get bitten by a red back spider
Get bitten by a sydney funnel web spider
Get killed by heatstroke
Lose your head to a dropbear.

Brazil has nothing on us.

Get clonked by a pinecone

(35+ degrees celsius,)

That's mild even compared to Maryland's usual summer temps.

 

[Luminis]

I may not have arachnophobia, but damn, I still hate spiders with a passion.