Spider

This spider held onto a big meal.  I'm not sure what he caught, but he wasn't letting go.

 

Along came a spider

This spider looks like it could scare Miss Muffet away.

 

Orbweaver

This spider reminded me of a Navajo rug pattern.   I think she's a spotted orbweaver (here)

Spider season

Fall begins, not with leaf colors, but with spiders.  Their webs are everywhere now.  They build their webs at night. And surprise! In the morning I get a faceful of spiderweb when I go out to get the paper.

Another orbweaver

I couldn't find the spider this time, she must have been hiding.  But her web was glittering in the sun.  Makes me believe in Charlotte's Web.

Marbled Orbweaver

This is the best picture I could come up with with for this charming spider.  He was brilliant green on his abdomen and orange bodied with white and black striped legs.  He's a marbled orbweaver, handing in his web in Durant Nature Park.  See more info here

Spiny orb weaver

These guys have been building webs every night across our walkway.  Every morning I either see the web and duck, or get a facefull of web.  The spiders themselves look really creepy.  They scuttle around like a crab, and they have these spines on their big backs.  They're spiny orbweaver spiders...see here.  Supposedly they're related to Charlotte of E.B.White fame.

(by the way, did you know that Charlotte's Web is a type of medicinal cannabis plant?  The things you learn from Wikipedia...)