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Incredible moment spiders appear to fall from sky in Brazil

This is the incredible moment spiders appear to fall from the sky in Brazil.

The staggering clip may give the impression it's raining spiders, but it actually shows hundreds of arachnids suspended in a huge web which has been spun to catch prey.

João Pedro Martinelli Fonseca, who recorded the footage in the southern state of Minas Gerais, told a local newspaper he was "stunned and scared" when he came across it.

However, according to experts, it is typical in the region during hot and humid weather.

The phenomenon gives the impression its raining spiders (JPG4M3R/YouTube)

The species of spider, known as parawixia bistriata, are known to make their webs high up.

The web they spin is so fine it is nearly impossible to see with the naked eye, giving the impression the spiders are falling from the sky.

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