Ottawa bridge attracts spiders that cast giant shadows

In 2019, the city of Ottawa opened up the Flora Footbridge, an attractive new structure that spans the city's Rideau Canal. At night when it's lit up, it's quite beautiful, as you can see from this promotional photo from DTAH, the firm that designed it …

But as the science writer Rosemary Mosco noted on Twitter, there is a "wee problem" …

The lights draw in insects, so spiders have happily spun webs on every light.

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