Spiders are fascinating to me.

Spiders are Fascinating.
This was a good article and some nice pictures. All insects have their place and reason for being there. We don't want to kill all of them, most of them provide a service for us, and some of them are food sources.

West Nile Virus showing up at Blood Banks

http://www.kens5.com/news/West-Nile-Cases-Coming-out-of-Blood-Donation-Banks-168683296.html
Wow, I have read that most people carrying West Nile virus don't have any symptoms. I guess it is a good thing the Blood banks check for this.