This lovely, big black spider lives above the back door under the awning and he seems to be getting bigger and bigger, we'll measure him up against my finger in a month or so to see if he's put on a growth spurt.
Cunningly, his webs have been spun near the outside light so all the insects that are attracted to the light provide him or her, with a come to me take-away service.
In the spirit of the season he seems to have his Christmas sweater on too the black and brown markings do look a little Fair-isle in the patterning.
The boss always goes out the back door looking both ways and up just to make sure he isn't dangling by a thread, if he was the scream would send him straight back up to his web and into his spider's bed.
I wonder if he could give you a nip?
West Norfolk gate guardian.
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ReplyDeleteI did pick one up when we lived in Sandhurst, told the boss not to be a Jessie and the bugger bit me. It came up like a wasp sting, bloody well hurt for about three days. Good door security or gate guardian, pike are pussy cats by comparison. Well maybe not. We'll find out tomorrow. John
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