I know, I know. Most people find spiders creepy. I don’t mind them as long as a) they don’t jump on me b) I don’t run into their webs unknowingly. Last week a large spider of unknown species (but I think it may be a Garden Orb Weaver) claimed our sliding door to the deck as its home. You saw the web in a previous post. The spider is still here. And,  it’s still building its web every night. Unfortunately, this is the door we always let the dogs out and use ourselves most of the time. Each and every night it spins an elaborate web. Every morning finds the web gone (except for the morning when Rick walked into it) and the spider retreats into the door track above. Sleeping I guess, or whatever spiders do.

It’s fast too. The other night we went swimming in the pool. The web was not there when we went out. A half hour later upon coming back in to the house I walked smack into its newly completed web. It’s a strong web too because I didn’t really damage it. Thank God the spider was not right in the middle like it usually is.

You may be bored by the following photos, but I thought it was kind of fun to take a photo of each web. They are all different. Which one gets your vote for the best one?

Web for Wednesday, July 16th

Web for Thursday, July 17th

Web for Friday, July 18th

Web for Saturday, July 19th

Web for Sunday, July 20th

Web for Monday, July 21st (this one is a bit sparse and messy)

Last night the spider got a very late start. I only managed to snap its photo while in the process of spinning. We watched it for a while but it didn’t seem comfortable with the light on, so we let it be

I know most people would either kill it (no!!) or remove it, but neither Rick or I can bear to do it. It seems harmless enough and doesn’t cause any problems (unless you forget it’s there) so we decided to just let it be and see how long it keeps this up. I find myself looking forward to each night’s new design.

The little old web maker itself:

We have those spiders in our garden occasionally too, usually near an outdoor light in the back (probably because that’s where the bugs are).  Amazing things, those spiders and their webs.  And we never disturb them either.

you should see the size of the orbs here! golden orbs as they are known.
hello!
sorry for not visiting in an age. busy busy. hope all is well with you.
yes, they were/are fruit bats. big ones that fly across the city every night at dusk. they’re great!
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OMG!  These things are all over my yard.  They build in my windows, doorframes, and between my house and bushes on the side.  I walked into one on the side of the house the other day, and much to my horror, she was hanging off my arm.  I managed to get her off without dropping my camera, or having a heart attack!