--- title: Spiders in Australia: Baby Spiders Are Raining Down description: Baby spiders are raining down from the sky in Australia. canonical: https://time.com/3882445/raining-spiders-australia/ author: Alexandra Sifferlin article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-05-18T14:57:26.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T07:24:45.811Z article:section: Science og:title: It's Raining Spiders in Australia og:description: This is what nightmares are made of og:url: https://time.com/3882445/raining-spiders-australia/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta6c4de305fc7b3b7/69884cfe35ba6f3dc6c0cf5d/spider-webbing.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: A house is surrounded by spiderwebs next to flood waters in Wagga Wagga, Australia. og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: It's Raining Spiders in Australia twitter:description: This is what nightmares are made of twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta6c4de305fc7b3b7/69884cfe35ba6f3dc6c0cf5d/spider-webbing.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # It's Raining Spiders in Australia ## Video: Know Right Now: Scientists Discover Why Chameleons Change Color [Watch (HLS stream): Know Right Now: Scientists Discover Why Chameleons Change Color](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/UAjpLWb3.m3u8) (1:05)  _Published 2015-03-11. Know Right Now: Scientists Discover Why Chameleons Change Color_ by [Alexandra Sifferlin](https://time.com/author/alexandra-sifferlin/) ## Alexandra Sifferlin May 18, 2015 2:57 PM UTC  A house is surrounded by spiderwebs next to flood waters in Wagga Wagga, Australia. A house is surrounded by spiderwebs next to flood waters in Wagga Wagga, Australia.Daniel Munoz—Reuters by [Alexandra Sifferlin](https://time.com/author/alexandra-sifferlin/) ## Alexandra Sifferlin May 18, 2015 2:57 PM UTC Baby spiders appear to be raining down from the sky in Australia. “Millions” of baby spiders have been pouring down in the Southern Tablelands region of Australia, blanketing the area in webs, according to [_The Sydney Morning Herald_](http://www.smh.com.au/environment/animals/raining-spiders-in-goulburn-entirely-possible-scientist-says-20150514-gh1guf.html). One resident said it looked like his house was “abandoned and taken over by spiders.” Researchers told _The Sydney Morning Herald_ that the area may be seeing a mass migration of baby spiders. Spiders, especially young ones, often release a stream of silk as they jump, and they can be taken with the breeze and carried away. Mass migration can result in a large amount of what’s called gossamer or “Angel Hair,” which is the silk produced by spiders. Some experts say that once the weather warms, the spiders will disperse. 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