An unexpected side-effect of the flooding in parts of Pakistan has been that millions of spiders climbed up into the trees to escape the rising flood waters. Because of the scale of the flooding and the fact that the water has taken so long to recede, many trees have become cocooned in spiders’ webs.
A man reacts while having a nasal swab sample taken at a testing and screening facility for the coronavirus, in a hospital in Karachi, Pakistan, Friday, August 21, 2020. (Photo by Fareed Khan/AP Photo)
Elephants cool off at a zoo in Karachi, Pakistan, 31 March 2021. Caretakers at Karachi's zoo were working to keep animals cool during a heatwave affecting southern Pakistan. (Photo by Shahzaib Akber/EPA/EFE)
People stand next to a ship, containing tonnes of hazardous mercury-mixed oil, as it was allowed to anchor at Gadani ship-breaking yard in Gadani, Pakistan, 28 May 2021. Authorities have launched an investigation into the anchoring of a ship at the Gadani shipbreaking yard despite Interpol's warning that the ship contains dangerous chemicals. (Photo by Rehan Khan/EPA/EFE)
A boy sells balloons in front of a closed market as the government reduces market business hours after new cases of COVID-19 were reported across the country in Peshawar, Pakistan, 03 August 2021. Countries around the world are taking increased measures to stem the widespread of the COVID-19 disease. (Photo by Arshad Arbab/EPA/EFE)
Wrestlers compete during a traditional Sindhi Malakhra wrestling during a local tournament in Pakistan's port city of Karachi on December 3, 2021. (Photo by Rizwan Tabassum/AFP Photo)
Breeder of baby goat Mohammad Hasan Narejo and a child show ears of 2-month-old female baby goat named Simbi in Karachi, Pakistan on June 07, 2023. Simbi has the world's longest ears which are 55 cm. (Photo by Sabir Mazhar/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)