Every year we have some sort of spider that takes up residency between my ligustrum tree and my germander bush. It must be a prime bug-catching location! The Monkey Man is always excited to find the new friend and immediately proceeds to name it. Our first spider was a yellow garden spider that he named Nancy. She was a beauty that could spin a web beyond compare! She was a welcome addition to my front bed.
This year we have the pleasure of entertaining a different type of spider in the front bed, a Jewelled spider or Spiny Orb Weaver It's a really neat little spider that also has some amazing web-building capabilities. This little thing managed to weave a web that went from our Ligustrum to the neighbor's oak tree, about a 10 ft. away! I am amazed at its prowess! The Monkey Man of course had to name our new spider and I was pleasantly surprised by his choice. You see, we have been studying ancient civilizations and not too long ago we discussed the ancient Africans and we read stories about Anansi Spider, the trickster. Since this spider was so clever as to bridge a 10 ft. gap with his web, the Monkey Man felt he was a rare trickster and should henceforth be Anansi Spider! And so Anansi Spider is building webs and helping us control our pest population and we are eternally grateful! I just hope the cardinals that are scoping out the ligustrum for their nest leave him alone!
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