The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County is just crawling with spiders.
No, it’s not an arachnid infestation, but rather the annual return of the Spider Pavilion.
The pavilion will spin its web on the museum’s South Lawn through Nov. 2. Returning for the fourth year, the exhibit features an array of spiders capturing prey, mingling with other spiders and, of course, spinning webs.
And spin they do.
Webs might be the most endearing spider custom to most people, so its no surprise the exhibit shows them off. The pavilion is covered in webs of every variety – from intricately patterned banded spiderwebs to bright gold webs spun by the Golden Silk spider.
Hundreds of spiders are showcased in a walk-through pavilion landscaped especially to suit to the spiders’ needs. The eight-legged guests run the gamut of shapes and sizes – from tiny garden spiders to arachnids measuring several inches long.
All of the spiders have free reign to roam their enclosed greenhouse home. While this might seem like a recipe for disaster to anyone with arachnophobia, the goal of the exhibit is to educate people and dispel the myths and fears attached to harmless spiders.
If you don’t want to be left alone with the spiders, guided tours of the pavilion are provided.
The exhibit also is the setting for several special events, including flashlight tours, trivia contests and spider crafts for children.
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