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  • Funnel Weaver Spider Season

    Two Funnel Weaver spiders spun their webs across diagonal corners of the garden tool rack and appear to be peacefully sharing the bounty attracted by nearby lights.

    The one on the left vanishes instantly into its funnel, deep inside the corner post, nearly every time we step onto the patio:

    Funnel Weaver spider - tool rack left
    Funnel Weaver spider – tool rack left

    The other spider worked around a stick emerging from its refuge:

    Funnel Weaver spider - tool rack right
    Funnel Weaver spider – tool rack right

    But it’s doing all right:

    Funnel Weaver spider - tool rack right - detail
    Funnel Weaver spider – tool rack right – detail

    Their less adventurous compadres build webs on the plaintains festooning what might be called our lawn, making me feel awful while mowing in these months. I hope the mower’s vibrations drive them deep into the grass before it roars overhead, but I’ll never know.