It really is a shame spiders have been demonized by society. Not only are they beautiful animals, but imagine just how different things would be without them.
Even though my wife won't let me own one, she is terrified, I do get lucky enough every Summer and Autumn to have one or two Cross Orb Weavers that set up their webs near my porches. I have spent many hours just watching them as they build their webs, catch and eat all manner of insects, and then when I am lucky I get to watch them tear down and eat

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the webs before building a new one.
Thank you for sharing these pictures
Edit: Fixed an autocorrect mistake