A fellow arachnid lover joins my web

From: Redlands Daily Facts | Date: August 15, 2007 | Copyright information

From the Dear Herb file:

DEAR HERB: Thank you for your interesting, informative and humorous article, titled, "Man's Best Friend Has Eight Legs." I used to hate spiders and I would call my husband quickly to get rid of them when I would see one, but since studying insects with my children, I have found how harmless most spiders are. But, of course, most of my friends don't see things this way yet, and they're still murdering the poor spiders like I used to. I laminated your article, a...

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