Web of surprise

While strolling through the Vanier gardens, I saw many beautiful things but amongst them all, I couldn’t help but focus on the cobwebs forming on some of the flowers. To some, spiders may be considered scary or even gross, but these arachnids prove to be very beneficial for our ecosystem for numerous reasons! To start off, spiders have a huge appetite for insects. Having a couple of spiders in your garden can prevent many invasive critters, like wasps and aphids for example, from ruining your vegetation. It is also worth mentioning that a decent population of spiders equates to a reduction…