Science Lesson

We're having a really annoying ant invasion lately. This morning I accidently knocked one of the suckers off the wall into the web of a daddy long-legs. I called M over and together we watched as the spider pulled the ant under the shelf with her (him?) and brought it up to her mouth. We discussed how spiders are very important in keeping the insect population controlled. I'm sure we would have watched longer but then M pointed out a small daddy-long-legs-shaped lump in the paint on the closet door and I could no longer keep my arachnophobia in check. I'm sorry, but painted spiders are creepy. I am going to pretend that lump in the paint isn't there.