Route 66 Videos

While on sabbatical from (chiropractic and naturopathic) medical school, Lisa M. Blacker is taking a road trip from the Chicago area to Los Angeles with several visits along the way. This clip is a bit of Old Route 66, between Pontiac, IL and Chenoa, IL….

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While out and about, the team discovered the largest Black Widow spider that I have ever seen. You can judge the size of this monster by the other insect trapped in her web. It is a Katydid, which is not a tiny creature in its own right. I would have measured her, but it did not seem right to interupt her meal….