Tag: orb weavers
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Annoying but valuable garden mates
Story and photos by Anita Westervelt, Texas Master Naturalist There’s nothing quite as mystical as a crisp, heavy-dewed morning at first light. Fences, shrubs, trees and anything that didn’t move during the night are shrouded in artfully constructed spider webs that glint and dazzle in the sun. Spiders are not insects. They are called arachnids…