Life (4) – Reptiles and Bugs
Life

Cat Faced Spider - Ready for winter (2 of 3)Close-up angle 1 (18 shots stacked together in PS to try and bring out the details).
The spider has moved over to a corner under the deck and looks like it has made a home for the winter. There is no shortage of silk around it and the egg sack behind the main body.
The spider has moved over to a corner under the deck and looks like it has made a home for the winter. There is no shortage of silk around it and the egg sack behind the main body.

Cat Faced Spider - Ready for winter (3 of 3)Close-up angle 2 (35 shots stacked together in PS to try and bring out the details).
The spider has moved over to a corner under the deck and looks like it has made a home for the winter. There is no shortage of silk around it and the egg sack behind the main body.
The spider has moved over to a corner under the deck and looks like it has made a home for the winter. There is no shortage of silk around it and the egg sack behind the main body.

Catch of the dayWe have a decent sized Orb spider (no idea if the name is correct as I am not a real bug person).
It has strung a web across the stairs up to the deck. Have left it there for the educational / entertainment value of seeing what it is catching.
It was just dragging this hopper back to the web when I went outside. Didn't get images of it carrying across but did once it settled in for dinner prep.
It has strung a web across the stairs up to the deck. Have left it there for the educational / entertainment value of seeing what it is catching.
It was just dragging this hopper back to the web when I went outside. Didn't get images of it carrying across but did once it settled in for dinner prep.