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Fake Spider Webs Shouldn't Be Used as Halloween Decoration: Here's Why

With Halloween a few weeks away, wildlife experts throughout the country want the public to know there's a decoration that could pose hazards for birds, bugs and other animals when it's set up outside. In Nebraska, officials with the Nebraska Wildlife Education group are warning residents that fake spider webs can entangle hummingbirds, owls, butterflies, bees and small critters. Synthetic spider web decorations are made with plastic-based materials that aren’t biodegradable, which could pose a threat to wildlife if winds blow the fake webbing to other areas. Animal care experts with the Nebraska Wildlife Rehab in Omaha have observed juvenile squirrels getting entangled in fake spider webs when parent squirrels use the decorative material in burrows for winter nesting. Statistics on how many animals and insects are trapped in fake spider webs aren’t readily available, but wildlife experts and environmental watchdogs have also made announcements about the dangers the decorations pose to small wildlife.

 

Link: https://www.foxnews.com/

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