I wouldn’t say that I have arachnophobia, nonetheless I am no big fan of spiders though they are pretty important in the grand scheme of things (eating bugs, etc). Either way, wheter I like or dislike the eight legged freaks, they have united in some trees in Pakistan and have cocooned those very trees with webs. Freaky, but cool, have a look:

Apparently recent flooding forced all the spiders up into the trees, where they have stayed. Read the article on the phenomenon here.

Now a bit of a pallet cleanser. Unknown to me, Bolivia has the worlds largest salt flat. When it rains, the water on the surface forms a giant mirrored surface, it is amazingly breathtaking, and definitely worth an add to your bucket list. Think, Zen:

See more pictures of the salt flat here.

I have decided that on Fridays I will be posting a weekly link roundup that includes all the coolest links to websites, news stories, and other random interesting bits that I have come across over the past week, enjoy.

We begin with one of my (personally) favorite bits of news that came out this week. Nickelodeon will be airing most of their 90′s shows starting midnight, Monday July 25th on TeenNick. You can watch the short promo video on Wimp. As someone who grew up watching all those great shows:  Salute your Shorts, Doug, Double Dare, etc- I am definitely setting my DVR.

After months of anticipation, the music service Spotify finally makes it way to the US under an invite only pre-release.  Spotify lets you listen to millions of songs for free, with unlimited song skipping with an ad here and there. A premium Spotify service is said to allow you to ‘store’ songs on your device for offline listening later. Watch out Pandora and Last.fm. You can sign up for an invite on their website.

The last little tidbit that I would like to share and comment on, is New York state legalizing Gay and Lesbian marriages. Firstly I think that this is a great step towards an actual “free” America, whether gay, straight or bi you should be able to marry the person you love. I am sure that other states will follow suit, I predict California will be the next although propositions have been turned down in the past. So, if your gay, move to New York, for now…