The Springfield Spider

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Scientists Create a Pesticide That Won't Kill the Bees—and It's All Natural A biopesticide made from spider venom and a plant protein offers hope for saving pollinators.

For our friends. Be safe when in the woods this camping season.

From our friends at Survival Life....great little sayings to help you identify poisonous plants in nature.

Do you have any other sayings to add.....Such as "leaves of three, let it be?" Let's get a collection going! Comment below.

The Litha Edition of the Spider is in PDF format here http://thespringfieldspider.webs.com/

The Spider I never expected there to be a prize. All the years I have worked to educate people about Paganism was just doing what needed to be done. Then, out of the blue (for me, at least), Gavin and Yvonne Frost and the board of directors of the Church and School of Wicca awarded me with a Doctorate of Div…

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Rain Barrel Benefits Extend Beyond the Garden SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- If you are looking for a way to save some money and be eco-friendly at the same time, rain barrels may be your answer.

5 things to know about the EPA's new CO2 proposal The new U.S. plan to limit power plant emissions is 645 pages long. Here's what you need to know.

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This months Full Moon will fall on Friday the 13th which is rare.

Friday the 13th may be bad luck for some, for witches and Pagans it's often considered a magical date. After all, Friday is named for Freyja, a Norse goddess of fertility (sometimes called F***g). The ancient Egyptians associated the number thirteen with immortality, there were twelve steps on the ladder to eternal life and knowledge; the thirteenth step meant going through death into everlasting life. Upper-class Romans required thirteen guests to be present at weddings as did the Norse vikings.

Finally, thirteen has a strong association with the moon for modern Pagans and Wiccans. There are thirteen lunar cycles each year, and many of us celebrate the Full Moons with an Esbat rite. Thirteen is the traditional number of witches in a coven.

So... we are considering investing in Spider bumper stickers. It might help us make up our minds if we knew that people would be interested in placing a bumper sticker on their vehicle to support the newsletter. Like this if you would put one on your car. Share if you support the Spider. Comments appreciated too.

Just five days until the next deadline so if you haven't submitted anything now is the time to get to work! We love all the submissions we have been getting this year and want to make sure your article or event is put into the Litha Edition.

Found this wonderful Q & A about gardening and felt like sharing. Enjoy.

Ask a Master Gardener column for May 25 Reduce risk of spreading plant disease by cleaning tools

If it is clear enough tonight take a look outside. There is an expected meteor shower. Read more at the following link:

Camelopardalids meteor shower Everything you need to know about the May 2014 Camelopardalids meteor shower.

Looking forward to this?

New 'meteor storm' from comet may light up night sky this month The meteors will appear on May 23 and 24, and they should be 'slow-moving but bright.'

One of our Pagan friendly studios is starting new belly dancing classes soon. Check them out!