This is a photo rich post...
Several months ago (September) we saw a prairie dog exhibit at a park we went to in Wichita Falls, TX Here some photos:
We also got to watch a spider building her web on our front porch... here are a couple of photos...click to embiggen:
The boys tossed her a couple of bugs, which she scrambled for & wrapped up in a big hurry...(no photos of that, ewww!)
The very next morning it was GONE... all that hard work...