Last night, I went into the garage, turned on the light, and saw this on the wall.

are not weapons designed to attack people.

They are defensive features meant to scare predators such as birds and larger insects.

In other words, the spider survives by looking terrifying.

Despite its frightening appearance, the spiny orb-weaver is generally harmless to humans. Like most spiders, it may bite if directly handled or threatened, but it is continue reading …