Well here is something I’ve never seen before. A wolf spider with her egg sac. I’ve seen wolf spiders carrying the littles on their back (and still have nightmares), but haven’t seen the pre-kingdom-of-the-spiders version.

I disturbed her when I was digging around the coop. Scooped her right up with a load of dirt! Rather than flinging the whole thing, I took her gently over to the edge of the woods and let her go. Much better her outside than inside the house.