Here is a collection of spiders from around the house in celebration of Halloween.
Happy Halloween
Tag: spider
Tangled web
My front door grape vine experiment with hot glued glass pebbles and thin draping strands of hot glue caught a spider.
I saw the spider as I was leaving the house and thought it odd that it was sitting there exposed. I pulled on some of the glue threads and it moved, so I gently pulled the threads away. It turns out the spider was tangled in the thin strands of plastic. When I pulled away enough of the elastic string, the spider mobilized and moved to a more protected area. I finished taking all the hot glue strands off the sculpture. I had no idea they were capable of entrapment.
Inside view
A grass spider setup camp in our window, between the glass and the screen. It must have been catching enough to survive because it grew, and as it grew built several tunnel webs, which gave us a neat view of the structure.
We did free the spider and clean the window after taking pictures. I wasn’t sure big enough prey could now get caught in its web.
Cute but confused
I usually have a project of some sort that hangs out in the car so I can work on it when I’m waiting. I opened the bag and there was a little something extra with my knitting. I have no idea how this little spider found its way into my bag, but I think it goes well with the yarn. I did not keep it (though it is cute), but set it free outside the vehicle. I may need to make a shawl pin or broach with that light green color.
Maybe it was appreciating my web work.
Count the spiders
This is a photo of the sky above the coop. Spiders have made canopies spanning between the trees. It is a little intimidating walking to the coop and seeing these hunting trapeze artists suspended overhead, but I have to say that our fly population is low. Good for the spiders, good for us, good for the chickens. May have nightmares.
Critters and Craft 