Doddy wrote:
Came across this strange scene on a walk out. These Spiderlings were in a tight ball (slightly larger than a Tennis Ball), as soon as I bent down for a closer look they started to disperse. Some wise soul told me (facebook) that they were common Garden spiders, and that their dispersal was a defensive measure.
The other day my wife came to me in a panic. There was a black and white ringed snake on our driveway and making it's way into our yard in a flash. I was not concerned, knowing it was not poisonous. Turned out to be a common Arizona King Snake. I had more important things to do than to worry about it. I had to water the garden. It gets real hot here, already 105 F. But could not convince her it was harmless and that it would eat the mice. So she took care of it. Funny what happens when one ignores it.