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So - some of you might remember my posting about 'adopting' an orb weaver spider that spun a huge web on the front porch - Emily. And how we moved her and her web - with her & her egg sac - into the shrubbery. Well, tonight as I was mowing the lawn, and trimming under the shrubs, what did I discover? Many Emily juniors - hanging out in the shrubs - all spitting images of their black & gold mother. Once my heart rate dropped below 100 (I nearly walked face first into a huge web) I felt so proud of saving them!
On the deck, we're 'hosting' a new spider that builds her web from the eaves down to the deck furniture - surrounding the hummingbird feeder. - the nectar attracts lots of flying insects. I feared for the tiny hummers, but every day they fly 'recon' missions, hover, and study the arrangement of the web strands - then duck under the web to get to the feeding stations. They seem to be co-existing peacefully.
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