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I noticed a writing spider over the bay window, then another at the foot of the door a few days later, which I put on top of my porch light hoping it would build a web to catch bugs at night. Initially, it started a web right over the door and I had to move it a couple of times. This morning, I found that it had spun a web right where I had hoped.
It's not that I necessarily think that the spider will control the bug problem, but it sets up an obvious and compelling potential and it represents hope for prosperity. If only spiders would eat feral cats.
I also saw two praying mantises...mantes...mantids on my door - wiki says the mating season begins in autumn.
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