I Spy a Spider

Who is looking at who?
Today I have found for you a Bronze Jumping Spider.
A small spider with excellent eyesight. (notice it's large front pair of eyes). They can turn their head separate from their body to look at objects.
Jumping spiders do not make webs to catch their prey. Instead they hunt by jumping on small insects.
Fascinating to watch.

Cheerio for now,
Sandi x

Grey Huntsman

.....or poke it with a tape measure in this case.

 A common visitor in these parts is the Grey Huntsman spider.

They can grow as big as a hand span.

 Huntsman spiders are fast,

and hunt quite easily upside down on ceilings or walls.
They only seem to hang around for a few days, then they disappear.

Quite an impressive spider!


Sandi x

Blending In

A couple of  little spiders for you to look at today.

The first one is a flower spider. What unusual markings it has.

These guys usually sit inside a flower to ambush their prey.

The second one is a crab spider.

It would be very hard to spot sitting on a plant stem or the trunk of a tree.

I have a few more spiders to show you, but I will keep them for another day.
Cheerio,
Sandi x