I’ve just returned from Lake Tawakoni State Park after spending three hours investigating the arachnid wonder taking shape there.

I’m downloading images now (221 of them, although I can’t promise anything for reasons I’ll explain in a subsequent post).  I’m also going to grab some lunch before delving into the photos and putting together a post for you.

Let me say this: I have the answer to the question of whether this is a communal web or the result of a mass dispersal (i.e., the remnants from ballooning on a vast scale).  No hints now, but you will likely be as surprised with the answer as I was when I finally discovered the truth.

I also have pictures from the lake that have nothing to do with spiders or webs, so you can expect to see some of those in the future.  Now having been there once and knowing precisely how beautiful the park is, I think I’ll be adding Lake Tawakoni to my list of regular haunts.  It’s well worth the hour drive.