Especially in fall, you’ll encounter these massive spiders stringing sticky yellow webs everywhere – including right across the hiking trails. That’s why I carry a hiking stick for much of the fall, to keep the spiders out of my face. Attentiveness helps too, since the webs and spiders are large enough to spot ahead of you and often high enough to duck under.
Author of 45 books, Sandra Friend established FloridaHikes.com in 2006 to expand on the field research she'd completed for her first six hiking guides. She has been honored with lifetime achievement awards from the Florida Trail Association and the Florida Outdoor Writers Association.
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