Autumn is the time of Garden Spiders (the ones with the stripey legs). We've had lots this year, but we've been keeping an eye on one in particular.
This was partly because he had constructed a large web next to our front door, but mostly because he was huge, with a body like a walnut, so we called him Mr Creosote.
Yesterday we noticed that Mr Creosote was missing from his usual haunt tucked up behind the gutter over the front door, so we assume the weekend chill has either done for him, or he's hibernating (do they hibernate?)
It's a bit sad that he's gone. Did anyone else have a really big one this year?
This was partly because he had constructed a large web next to our front door, but mostly because he was huge, with a body like a walnut, so we called him Mr Creosote.
Yesterday we noticed that Mr Creosote was missing from his usual haunt tucked up behind the gutter over the front door, so we assume the weekend chill has either done for him, or he's hibernating (do they hibernate?)
It's a bit sad that he's gone. Did anyone else have a really big one this year?
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