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IIRC this happened in ~~India~~ Pakistan during a flood. All the spiders in the area were displaced and they ended up in these trees where they lived together and waited out the flood. Also, the mosquito population in the surrounding area was noticeably low.
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/110331-pakistan-flood-spider-trees-webs
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