shrub with sheet webs and green lynx spider
Sheet-web weaving spiders create small horizontal webs that the spider typically hangs below. In certain shrubs such as yaupon holly (Ilex vomitoria), these webs can be abundant at certain times of the year. (Photo by Caleb Wilson, Ph.D.) Right: Hunting siders such as this green lynx spider (Peucetia sp.) chase and capture their prey. (Photo by Matt Bertone, Ph.D., NC State University)