This female beauty, most probably the
Spotted Orbweaver, visited my kitchen for a few days in August. The species is most visible in it's rusty-red or golden orange color in late summer.
Spiders are
not insects, just as birds are not fish.
What is our purpose? They say: If humans became extinct, nature would most likely reestablish its diversity to levels before we became dominant. If spiders or certain insects vanish, humans would become extinct in a matter of a few years. But, if insects die out, "the environment would collapse into chaos". [
Spiders] [
Insects]