Millions of spiders are crawling around a giant web in a North Texas park. No, it’s not the plot of a movie, it’s for real.

In fact, the web is so big it spreads across several acres at the Lake Tawakoni State Park. The park is located at Wills Point in Hunt County, about 50 miles outside of Dallas.

The massive web is not easy to miss, and has captured the attention of park workers, visitors and more than a few scientists eager to solve its mystery. One good thing about the web is that it’s captured a lot of flies and mosquitoes.

Photo by Donna Garde on 0 8/23/07
© Tx. Parks & Wildlife Dept.

Spider experts are busy comparing notes about the web. Some suggest its the work of many spider species working together, while others suspect it involves some sort of seasonal migration, or a common practice among spiders called ballooning.