Illustration from the Book: American Spiders and Their Spinningwork. A natural history of the orbweaving spiders of the United States, with special regard to their industry and habits. Published in 1889 by Henry C. McCook (1837-1911).
Silly me. I thought all spiders wove these spiral wheel-shaped webs. Leave them alone because these beneficial spiders catch and eat many pest-type insects. They are nature's insecticides and their webs are beautiful.