In reply to H Veeder's message of Sat, 14 Sep 2013 21:44:09 -0400: Hi, My guess would be that someone at the research center was experimenting with nano manufacturing using DNA, and some of the viruses got out and ended up transferring the DNA to a spider.
>WTF Is This Weird Web-Tower Thing? We Asked Around. No One Knows > >Something in the Peruvian Amazon is making weird, intricate structures that >resemble white picket fences surrounding an Isengard-like spire. > >No one has any idea who the mysterious craftsbug (fungus? spider?) is, or >what the structure is even used for, excepting the fence part, which almost >makes sense. Nobody, not even the scientists. We asked. >http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/09/weird-weblike-thing/ > >Harry Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/project.html

