Spiders have been in the news a lot lately, especially the massive communal web near Lake Tawakoni. Around my yard, seems like everytime I walk outside I get tangled up in a web. After a couple of times, I realized almost every one was spun by a crab spider. Most of the are pale yellow, and look very much like a crab. My daughter started looking around for more of them, and found in the yard over a dozen webs suspended between branches. She also discovered several different colors variations, including a bright yellow
and a reddish-orange one.
LIke all spiders, they are very beneficial (except when you get tangled up in their webs), so learn to appreciate these interesting creatures and their role in the "web" of life.
