Last month, we were at thhe Clemson Botanical Garden watching a spider spin a web. Marbled Orbweavers (Araneus marmoreus) often live near streams, but some have become accustomed to leaving near people, decorating at least one of Clemson’s dorms with a creepy spiderweb that is actually real! It was hard not to be stopped by the beauty of this spider in the field, though.