Ok, I know I post an awful lot of spider photos. I have a couple good excuses. First, I like spiders. I just do. Second, for whatever reason, my eyes seem to find spiders as I walk through prairies. Third, spiders are abundant in prairies (and most other ecosystems) and they play very important roles in prairie ecology. It seems appropriate for them to be well represented in any collection of grassland images.
This tiny spider made its web on the flowering head of switchgrass in the Nebraska Sandhills. Valentine National Wildlife Refuge, Nebraska.
But mostly, I just like spiders. I hope you do too.
