Crunchy ‘Nanas

The spiders have got my attention. As I poured my cereal yesterday, I glanced sleepily through the kitchen window. The sunlight was dimmed by fog but still strong enough to illuminate the dew on the many spider webs that have recently decorated our deck and fence. I ran back upstairs to get the camera and spent the next few minutes (thank goodness I hadn’t poured my milk) walking around my garden in my jammies. (I’m fairly sure there’s nothing I could do that would surprise the neighbors!) I think the spiders have been working hard so that I don’t have to worry about decorating for Halloween. (Not that that’s been a pressing thought lately.)

Then, while having a fascinating discussion down at Pegwell Bay on under-recognized ostracods, I caught sight of more webs and spiders spinning busily along.

This shot of the busiest spider actually came out relatively in focus. [No pictures of ostracods. They're too tiny for my lens. Much smaller than their relatives I played with earlier this year. (Even smaller than my tiny day-old niece. I'm such a proud aunt!)]

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