Monday, November 19, 2007

Crablike Spiny Orb Weavers

Apparently we have a spider haven in our back yard. Given how many trees are in the neighborhood I guess it's kinda reasonable to think we'd see quite a few. A spider is a spider is a spider but, since we've moved in here, we've actually seen quite a few different varieties and their amazing work. It's kinda silly to be so taken aback by something like this and posting a blog, but I thought this little fella was just really neat. Cam and I looked at him and his home for a while this morning while we were playing.



I've also seen this posted as a smiley faced spider. I went to check to make sure it wouldn't harm us while we looked at it and it's home and found a variety of different names.











We've seen huge orb weavers in the trees in our backyard and they make very beautiful detailed webs. This spiny variety makes a web just as gorgeous and detailed but smaller. Also, he's just so neat to look at!








You can see from our yard down the street just how many trees we have. Not only is our yard a spider haven but a squirrel refuge as well. They are so amusing. I have some pictures of them sitting on Cameron's swing.














He has the cutest bed-head ever!

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