Tag Archives: Spiders

Webnesday (67) Trapeze Artist?

Posted on March 4, 2021 by krikitarts

Late yesterday (Webnesday) CD found this little spider in our kitchen and called it to my attention. I carefully eased it into a small container with a flower to keep it for the night. Today I released it onto a … Continue reading →

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Webnesday (66): Long-Jaw Silver

Posted on February 23, 2021 by krikitarts

The day before yesterday Squiddy came and tapped on our window. She had discovered a spider that we had both been hoping to find some day, but which had so far eluded us. It was a female Leucauge dromedaria, commonly … Continue reading →

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Webnesday (65)

Posted on December 15, 2020 by krikitarts

Two days ago I found that an old piece of childrens’ furniture that we keep in the back yard for the grandkids had suffered a fractured leg joint. After I’d taken it into my shed for repair, this large (body … Continue reading →

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Webnesday (64)

Posted on October 27, 2020 by krikitarts

As the days grow longer, the  weather warms and the flora flourish, I’m seeing a very rewarding increase in the fauna in our garden as well. One very welcome guest that I met last week is a variety of little … Continue reading →

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Webnesday (63)

Posted on October 13, 2020 by krikitarts

Last Saturday I hosted a garden party for the whole family. We brought the tablecloth and napkins back to wash them and set them on the dining room table. On Sunday morning I heard a startled yelp from CD and … Continue reading →

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Webnesday (62)

Posted on October 8, 2020 by krikitarts

Early yesterday (Wednesday) afternoon, as I went  out to my tool shed in the back garden, I was happy to find one of my favorite spiders on the door, just waiting for me to invite it  to a photo session … Continue reading →

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Webnesday (60)

Posted on September 16, 2020 by krikitarts

It felt a bit like spring here this morning, for the first time. At 8 am the sun was shining and the temperature was 17°C (almost 63°F). I noticed a tiny spider in the kitchen that had  very probably only … Continue reading →

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Webnesday (59): Junior Jumper

Posted on July 21, 2020 by krikitarts

It has been quite some time—twelve weeks in fact—since my last Webnesday post featuring a new encounter and I, for one, have missed them. I have posted several from my archives during the isolation and now I’m happy to bring … Continue reading →

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Webnesday (59): Lady in Red

Posted on June 23, 2020 by krikitarts

I haven’t had the chance for any photo ops with local spiders recently, but just a few days ago my photo buddy Steve in New England did a post (here) on an Arabesque Orbweaver (Neoscona arabesca) that he’d just seen … Continue reading →

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Isolation Antidotes (28): Finland Flashback

Posted on June 6, 2020 by krikitarts

During my nineteen years of job-related travel around the world, one of the countries that I most enjoyed was Finland, probably because it reminded me so much of Minnesota. In fact, and very logically, there are many Finns who have … Continue reading →

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