Spider folds blade of grass,
Enclosing her eggs and herself
Never to see the sun again.
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A few years ago I spotted some neatly folded grass blades in a clump of
Switchgrass in the front yard. A closer look showed that the grass blade had
been folded twice, the first fold about six inches from the tip and the second
fold brought the tip back up. The edges of the grass were stuck together by
silk, in such a way that they made a small, three-sided purse, with tapered
ends. I found two more grass blades folded in the same manner, so I decided to open
one up to see what was inside.
