September 28, 2025

I am called Black-tailed Red Sheetweaver

But the black is a caudal tubercle, not a tail

It is where you would expect a tail to be

But when I try to wag it, it's just a twerk fail.

Location: John C. Campbell Folk School

Sources: https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/153676-Florinda-coccinea

Photo and text © 2025 Dee Fairbanks Simpson

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October 3, 2024

I am a Black-tailed Red Sheetweaver

I'm tiny and hard to see

But where I live is quite obvious -

In mornings you'll notice my dew-covered sheet.

Today's post is for my mom in law. She mentioned that she sees these webs every morning and wondered what was in them. It just so happened that I went out walking immediately after she said that and I found one its web!

Location: Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, NC

Sources: https://bugeric.blogspot.com/2022/05/spider-sunday-scarlet-sheetweb-weaver.html

Photo and text © 2024 Dee Fairbanks Simpson

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