Giant spider web stretches 1,000 feet across lagoon: They\u2019re having a party!\u201d <\/strong>(Jennifer Earl, Foxnews.com) https:\/\/fxn.ws\/2OkoLJa<\/a><\/p>\n Fall is spider season and some may come inside-<\/strong>Citizen science project reveals where spiders prefer to hang out in your house. (Iflscience.com) https:\/\/bit.ly\/2NaI0Er<\/a><\/p>\n How to spider-proof your house this fall. <\/strong>(Iflscience.com) https:\/\/bit.ly\/2RMtTEf<\/a><\/p>\n More spiders:\u00a0 Common Spiders of Washington.<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0Great publication! (Michael R. Bush et al, WSU) https:\/\/bit.ly\/2RLN0Or<\/a><\/p>\n Oregon Department of Agriculture website has great spider info too! <\/strong>https:\/\/bit.ly\/2PDuxSI<\/a><\/p>\n More people are turning to entomologists to identify parasites they believe are crawling on their bodies, but which turn out not to be real.<\/strong>\u00a0 NOTE<\/strong>: While Master Gardener DON\u2019T ever give out recommendations to someone with possible Delusionary Parasitosis, this is an interesting read\u2026\u201dDelusions of infestation aren’t as rare as you’d think.\u201d <\/em>(Erika Engelhaupt, Nationalgeographic.com) https:\/\/bit.ly\/2RLNown<\/a><\/p>\n Hydrangeas play a pretty role in the garden.<\/strong>\u00a0 Learn more from an OSU expert about these great plants! (Kym Pokorny, OSU, Heather Stoven, OSU; Oregon State news) https:\/\/bit.ly\/2CE9NaI<\/a><\/p>\n These incredible videos reveal how plants send distress signals when under attack. <\/strong>(Iflscience.com) https:\/\/bit.ly\/2RIwsqK<\/a><\/p>\n Freshwater insects contaminated by microplastics in rivers. <\/strong>(Cardiff University, via laboratoryequipment.com) https:\/\/bit.ly\/2NDZMLK<\/p>\n Pruning may not solve shrub placement problems<\/strong>.\u00a0 Check out this informative video. (Beth Bolles, U of Florida) https:\/\/bit.ly\/2IScS7m<\/a><\/p>\n Roots, shoots and leaves: how plants keep symbionts in check. <\/strong>(Aarhus University via plantsarechemists.blogspot.com) https:\/\/bit.ly\/2Ef1qnx<\/a><\/p>\n Check out these old, but beautiful photographs from botanical literature.<\/strong> \u201cThe Biodiversity Heritage Library improves research methodology by collaboratively making biodiversity literature openly available to the world as part of a global biodiversity community.\u201d <\/em>https:\/\/bit.ly\/2a3BIjv<\/a><\/p>\n Plant Pathologists are heroes. <\/strong>Understanding an imaginary virus could have real consequences. (Alun Salt, Botanyone) https:\/\/bit.ly\/2NB58aN<\/a><\/p>\n Why you really need to stop squashing wasps. <\/strong>(Iflscience.com) https:\/\/bit.ly\/2OUNjrM<\/a><\/p>\n Check out these amazing photos from the 2018 Nikon Small World Microphotography winners<\/a>. <\/strong>\u201cThe beauty of the microscopic world – as you’ve never seen it before<\/em>.\u201d (Miss Cellania, neatorama.com) https:\/\/bit.ly\/2IR6i0Y<\/a><\/p>\n How fruits got their eye-catching colors. <\/strong>\u00a0\u201c<\/em>Fruits owe their rainbow of colors to the various animals that eat them, study shows.\u201d <\/em>(Robin A. Smith, Duketoday.) https:\/\/bit.ly\/2OXkU4n<\/a><\/p>\n 11 fun-gi facts: Fungi are frankly fantastic. <\/strong>\u00a0\u201cFrom your daily bread to saving lives, they play a pivotal role in the world.\u00a0 Here are a few facts you didn\u2019t know about our fungal friends<\/em>.\u201d (Meryl Westlake,kew.org) https:\/\/bit.ly\/2PvOtqO<\/a><\/p>\n Welcome to the hidden half of plants.<\/strong>\u00a0 Plant roots are highly versatile structures with key functions that enable the plant to survive in the natural environment. (U of Nottingham) https:\/\/bit.ly\/2NDJId9<\/a><\/p>\n How Dragonfly wings get their patterns.<\/strong>\u00a0 New model sheds light on how nature generates diverse patterns. (Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences<\/a> via sciencedaily.com) https:\/\/bit.ly\/2A934mV<\/a><\/p>\n How a hormone helps plants build leaves’ ventilation system<\/strong>. (Standford U, via sciencedaily.com) https:\/\/bit.ly\/2RL7VBl<\/a><\/p>\n Could insecticide netting help manage Brown Marmorated stink bug infestations in homes? <\/strong>(John P. Roche, PhD, entomologytoday.org) https:\/\/bit.ly\/2CF2XSt<\/a><\/p>\n The UK Heatwave Has Revealed a Secret Garden at Chatsworth House.\u00a0 Very cool! <\/strong>(India Irving, theculturetrip.com) https:\/\/bit.ly\/2pPLuOP<\/a><\/p>\n Beetle adapts chemical mimicry to parasitize different bee species. <\/strong>(University of California, Davis; via eurekalert.org) https:\/\/bit.ly\/2Cag3G6<\/a><\/p>\n Just for fun-A beautiful hand cut paper zoetrope that shows the full metamorphosis of a caterpillar to butterfly.\u00a0 <\/strong>(Lori Dorn<\/a>, laughingsquid.com) https:\/\/bit.ly\/2NIHUQ8<\/a><\/p>\n How two entomologists landed on TV with Bill Nye. <\/strong>(Laura Kraft, Entomologytoday.org) https:\/\/bit.ly\/2ORp0Lv<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n By Margaret Bayne, OSU Extension Staff-retired, OSU Master Gardener November 2018 Keep Monarchs Wild!\u00a0 Why captive rearing isn\u2019t the way to help monarchs. (Emma Pelton, xerces.org) https:\/\/bit.ly\/2CeQnIL Giant spider web stretches 1,000 feet across lagoon: They\u2019re having a party!\u201d (Jennifer Earl, Foxnews.com) https:\/\/fxn.ws\/2OkoLJa Fall is spider season and some may come inside-Citizen science project reveals… Continue reading ![\"\"](\"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/mgmetro\/files\/2018\/10\/agiope-spider-U-of-Arkansas-300x300.jpg\")
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Yellow garden spider
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Fayetteville
5 July 2001
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