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Chilling photos show 'spider apocalypse' emerge after Australian floods
spiders have covered Victoria, Australia in thick blankets of cobwebs when floodwaters forced them to look for refuge on higher ground.The spine-tingling pictures were taken in East Gippsland in the state's far east and show sheets of sticky silk covering grass, shrubs and road signs.The caption of the images, which were widely shared on social media, reads: "If the floods weren't enough, I give you, spider apocalypse.", reports MailOnline.This comes after parts of the region were closed off last week, following days of torrential rain which left thousands of people without electricity after power lines fell down.Professor Dieter Hochuli from the University of Sydney identified the scary creatures as sheetweb spiders and said the sight was