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Saturday, May 18, 2013

Spider Shots

Autumn is a great time for finding spiders and spider webs. My children and I took a walk one evening just before dusk when the spiders had already prepared their webs for the night. Take a look at some of the sights we found…

Type of spider

Black and Yellow Argiope

This web was built in the crook of tree branches that have already lost their leaves.

This web was built in the crook of tree branches that have already lost their leaves.

These spiders and their webs were everywhere along a fence line with a lot of tree growth.

These spiders and their webs were everywhere along a fence line with a lot of tree growth.

Can you see the hollow of this tree filled with wispy orange webs?

Can you see the hollow of this tree filled with wispy orange webs?

I have no idea how this heavy web sack was supported by the web!

I have no idea how this heavy web sack was supported by the web! It was at least 2" tall!

Don’t let spiders scare you! You don’t have to get too close to study and enjoy them. This is the perfect time of year to find some spider activities in the Spectacular Spiders NaturExplorer study.

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