Oh the Tangled Web We Weave

This past week I went camping with some very dear friends to PJ Hoffmaster State Park. PJ Hoffmaster is considered to be the founder of the Michigan State Park System. My friend Mark spotted the arachnid in the top photo and we both tried grabbing the shot. Mine was a bit blurry. The next morning I was about to place my foot into my favorite pair of crocs when I noticed that another arachnid had taken up residence. I pulled out my camera and spent about 15 minutes trying to capture the web. It amazes me how well constructed these webs are. Do you know that spiders trap their prey in the web, spin more silk around their capture and then inject an enzyme that digests the insides so they can suck out the nutrients? ewwhhhhh! Yuck. My tent had about 30 daddy long legs on the outside. I just kept hoping they weren't planning a coordinated attack on me!!