Yes, welcome to Tim !
I just wanted to say, if anyone needs to relieve themselves of CHIGGER-FREE
Spanish Moss, just LMK, I will be happy to reimburse you !
I got curious about Spanish Moss and looked it up on the National Wildflower.org website, and found it is common in many states :
" USA: AL , AR , FL , GA , LA , MD , MS , NC , SC , TX , VA
Native Distribution: Primarily coastal, Virginia south to Florida; west to Texas.
Native Habitat: Hangs from Live Oak and other tree branches and telephone wires. "
If, as some theories indicate, that it (the host) obtains nutrients and moisture for the moss to use, that one host is telephone or electric wires when these provide neither water or food.