Has anyone else noticed that as summer is winding down the spiders have been busier? Each morning when I go outside there are numerous spider webs suspended between surfaces. Some fill large expanses and are beautiful when embellished with dew. Unfortunately, most people don't find the webs' creators as beautiful as their webs.
You may be noticing that spiders are moving in as the temperature declines. We have a big, hair spider who has taken up residence in our basement. Since spiders are helpful to the environment as they eat insects they are welcome in our house, or else we will scoop them up and place them outdoors. NEVER stomp on a spider.
Here is a picture of our visitor. In doing research I found out that a mother wolf spider
It is a wolf spider. They tend carries her egg sac around with her. When they hatch
to be shy and will scamper away they ride around on her back as shown in this picture.
Building webs in an innate behavior. Each species has its characteristic style of web. Check out this link to see some photos.