Considering our current events, I thought this might be an interesting topic, although a good suggestion from my sister, "Do spiders poop?" is definitely something blog-able in the near future. These two topics may overlap on some level. I've witnessed a lot of spider deaths of various causes and sometimes spider poop is the last... Continue Reading →
Raising Furrowed Orb Weavers
Last July, at a spider presentation in Sarver, PA, an enthusiastic mom/daughter scavenger hunt team found an orb weaving spider with her egg sac. They found a lot of other cool spiders, too - I should've asked if they'd be willing to go with me on every spider hunt. Since the spider was displaced and seemed... Continue Reading →
Spiders in Winter – they got this
Spider hunting isn't as fun in winter because the spiders are "gone". Where'd they go? Before yinz say they all came into the house, let me assure you, spiders have already figured this out. "Any North American spider that needed artificial shelter for the winter, would have been extinct long before Europeans arrived!" - Rob Crawford... Continue Reading →