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Children will be enthralled with how this black and yellow spider will rush out and wrap its prey in a silken cocoon.

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Though these webs make for delightful dawn photos, I’m not so sure that the spiders appreciate the fog and dew.

Entomologist Sarah Han has always been into spiders. "I grew up in California and there are a lot of black widows," says Han. "I would keep them as pets. One day, one of them escaped. That's a mistake ...