What are the white thick strings of webs that fly though the air and stick to fences, cars, trees, etc. This h

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What are the white thick strings of webs that fly though the air and stick to fences, cars, trees, etc. This happens every fall in the California Central Valley (Patterson, CA). It starts every year during the first winds of fall before the first storm. I've been told that they are webs that have blown out of barns or trees and travel many miles. That makes no sense to me.

Answer 1

It is the web of spiders. Spiders migrate this way. They wait until there is a good breeze, produce enough web until it gets picked up by the breeze and away they fly to new places.

Answer 2

It probably flew about 5 or 6 feet in the air and I'm definetly glad that the fence held up but it almost gave out I mean it destroyed the fence. There were some injuries but most likely nothing serious.

Answer 3

spiders make these parashoots and that's how they travel far places