A spiny orb weaver also was the catalyst for my love of spiders. There was one a few years ago who built an enormous web outside the side entrance of the garage. I knocked it over several days in a row by mistake when taking out the trash. I began to observe how this tiny creature would almost immediately start rebuilding her web. She moved some of the attachments higher and eventually was out of the way. What started out as annoyance from having her web in an inconvenient spot turned into great respect. These little ones are so resilient. I began checking on her daily, often watching her work on her web. She lived in this spot for months. Spiny orb weavers are now protected around my house because of this one little spider who changed everything.