re: #276 GeneJockey

We have Orb Weavers here in NorCal. In the late summer/early fall they weave really, really strong webs that are quite large, often spanning paths and such and extending over 6 feet in doing so.

How strong are they? Well, you know how when you walk into a spider web, you feel this wispy stuff on your face? Not these. You can feel them stre-e-tch across your face, and when you jerk back out of it, they pull back off your face, still intact. I think they could catch birds in the damn things! If you’re walking in the woods this time of the year, a stick to wave in front of you is highlyrecommended!

The ex and I were in Cambodia and came across a huntsman spider in our hotel room. She promptly fainted.

Seriously. I’d never seen anyone faint before.