Funnel Weavers are spiders from the genus Agelenidae who build funnels in which they can hide out and wait for prey. To do this they construct a horizontal web that leads back to a funnel or hole, often in rockery as did this one in Monhegan Island, Maine.
In general, spiders are often more friendly than fearsome. When it comes to house spiders, they eat common pests, such as flies and mosquitoes. In the wild, they help control insect populations, as well as other spider populations. And they are an essential food source for predators like birds, lizards, and small mammals. Details thanks to: www.magazine.scienceconnected.org.
Spiders also remind us of our own intricate webs of connection. We build links across our physical boundaries and span long distances for community, for safety and security, as well as for attacking others,… even as our worldly webs dance across beauty.
To the moment at hand - we are celebrating three years of Kraemer & Kin at GreenTARA this weekend - Oct 15 & 16, noon - 6pm. K & K move out before the end of October in order to have Halloween festivities at “the (Alburgh Golf) Links.” Look for plenty of fun, apples, pumpkins, and spider webs there!
