August 28, 2021 04:09 pm GMT
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Ottawa bridge attracts spiders that cast giant shadows
In 2019, the city of Ottawa opened up the Flora Footbridge, an attractive new structure that spans the city's Rideau Canal. At night when it's lit up, it's quite beautiful, as you can see from this promotional photo from DTAH, the firm that designed it …
But as the science writer Rosemary Mosco noted on Twitter, there is a "wee problem" …
— Read the restThe lights draw in insects, so spiders have happily spun webs on every light.
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