Springfield, Missouri — The Department of Missouri Conservation recently shared a photo of a huge spiderweb that had many of its followers startled.
The photo was taken on a trail near Springfield, Missouri and shows a large web between two trees.
ORBWEAVER SPIDERWEB: MDC Media Specialist Francis Skalicky snapped a pic of the orbweaver's spiderweb while out on a...
Posted by Missouri Dept. of Conservation on Wednesday, September 30, 2020
It’s perspective and, perhaps, its angle may be cause for it looking so large.
The web appears to have been made by an orb weaver, a large spider that helps control pest issues.
After sharing the photo on its Facebook page, the department saw comments from followers, including one saying the web was “the kind that literally ‘catch’ people if they walk through them at night.”
Other comments involved complimenting the web on its beauty and wanting to find homes far away from the web.
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