May has been so busy my #SpiderADayForMay has been derailed somewhat. Mainly because I have been looking for spiders & finding some superb ones.😆 So here is a mash up to catch up. NB. None were actually mashed. All found on arable reversion in various locations.
May 29, 2026 at 7:30 AM
May has been so busy my #SpiderADayForMay has been derailed somewhat. Mainly because I have been looking for spiders & finding some superb ones.😆 So here is a mash up to catch up. NB. None were actually mashed. All found on arable reversion in various locations.
#SpiderADayForMay. Day 13. Seen today. This wonderful 'Marsh Bear Spider' -Arctosa Leopardus.
May 13, 2026 at 4:54 PM
#SpiderADayForMay. Day 13. Seen today. This wonderful 'Marsh Bear Spider' -Arctosa Leopardus.
Remaining in South Africa for day 12 in the #SpiderADayForMay series. I think this is Megaraneus gabonensis. It certainly was mega at least 2inches long and 1 inch wide! Can any of my spider followers confirm/redirect.......
May 12, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Remaining in South Africa for day 12 in the #SpiderADayForMay series. I think this is Megaraneus gabonensis. It certainly was mega at least 2inches long and 1 inch wide! Can any of my spider followers confirm/redirect.......
Departure from the UK 11th #SpiderADayForMay is a #SouthAfrican Beauty. I studied intensely my SA spider guide & dreamt of seeing this. With well over 2000 species to choose from I never thought I would and yet..........I did. Gasteracantha versicolor. Common Kite Spider.
May 11, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Departure from the UK 11th #SpiderADayForMay is a #SouthAfrican Beauty. I studied intensely my SA spider guide & dreamt of seeing this. With well over 2000 species to choose from I never thought I would and yet..........I did. Gasteracantha versicolor. Common Kite Spider.
#SpiderADayForMay 9,10. 11 to come later! Some sandy friends. Arctosa perita and Marpissa nivoyi. Sand Bear and a Dune Jumper!! #Whatsnottolike #Nature
May 11, 2026 at 12:49 PM
#SpiderADayForMay 9,10. 11 to come later! Some sandy friends. Arctosa perita and Marpissa nivoyi. Sand Bear and a Dune Jumper!! #Whatsnottolike #Nature
Eeek, spiders 7 and 8 (having too much fun looking for them to post daily clearly). Uloborus plumipes a 'garden centre' spider import and the ever formidable looking Dolomedes frimbriatus- raft spider. Both in Norfolk. #SpiderADayForMay
May 8, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Eeek, spiders 7 and 8 (having too much fun looking for them to post daily clearly). Uloborus plumipes a 'garden centre' spider import and the ever formidable looking Dolomedes frimbriatus- raft spider. Both in Norfolk. #SpiderADayForMay
Spiders 5 and 6 for #SpiderADayForMay as have been on a mini work trip. All good though as I managed to locate the 2 of our target species.....Pellenes tripunctatus the 'White Striped' Jumping Spider, closely guarding an egg sack & many Pseudeuophrys obsoleta, the 'Whelk Shell' Jumping Spider.
May 6, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Spiders 5 and 6 for #SpiderADayForMay as have been on a mini work trip. All good though as I managed to locate the 2 of our target species.....Pellenes tripunctatus the 'White Striped' Jumping Spider, closely guarding an egg sack & many Pseudeuophrys obsoleta, the 'Whelk Shell' Jumping Spider.
Catching up with #SpiderADayForMay with #4 Steatoda grossa I believe. A false widow. What a beautiful creature and sadly much misunderstood. New species for the garden for me too. :)
May 4, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Catching up with #SpiderADayForMay with #4 Steatoda grossa I believe. A false widow. What a beautiful creature and sadly much misunderstood. New species for the garden for me too. :)
Spider 3 for #SpiderADayForMay. The Flower crab spider. An amazing ambush predator with superb, chaemeleon-like powers of camouflage. #Whatsnottolike
May 4, 2026 at 4:55 AM
Spider 3 for #SpiderADayForMay. The Flower crab spider. An amazing ambush predator with superb, chaemeleon-like powers of camouflage. #Whatsnottolike
Day 2 of #SpiderADayForMay one of my favourites. A Sand Dune Jumping Spider- Attulus Saltator. Those eyes! ❤️
May 2, 2026 at 12:37 PM
Day 2 of #SpiderADayForMay one of my favourites. A Sand Dune Jumping Spider- Attulus Saltator. Those eyes! ❤️
Starting slowly #SpiderADayForMay. Everyone starts somewhere & #Spiders are sooooo cool. Here is spider #1 Enjoying an aphid snack. (Rose garden enthusiasts take note) Heliphanus species or the 'Sun' Jumping spider. #whatsnottolike. Spider 2 later today ....
May 2, 2026 at 5:49 AM
Starting slowly #SpiderADayForMay. Everyone starts somewhere & #Spiders are sooooo cool. Here is spider #1 Enjoying an aphid snack. (Rose garden enthusiasts take note) Heliphanus species or the 'Sun' Jumping spider. #whatsnottolike. Spider 2 later today ....