Alabama Spiders and other Arachnids

In my kitchen. (DSC03314)

In my backyard, Etowah County, Alabama. (IMG_4503) Another Link in the Chain - From dew on the grass to dew on a spider web

She has a nest of eggs nearby which she is guarding. In my back yard, Etowah County, Alabama (DSC02790)

On my deck door frame, Etowah, County, Alabama (IMG_7378)

Aka black and yellow garden spider, corn spider, and writing spider, - on my deck. That's not a leaf. It's the katydid which I put in her web for her to eat. The day before she had finished laying eggs and spinning an egg sac around them. She was very emaciated so I thought I would give her an easy meal. When I looked at the photos, I realized she only had seven legs. Somewhere during her life something must have gotten a hold on her. After spending a month near the door to my deck, she finally laid more eggs and made another sac on October 13. She never made another web and died two days later. RIP. Etowah County, Alabama (DSC08126)

On my house, pulling silk out of it's spinneret, Etowah County, Alabama. (DSC06333)

In my backyard, Etowah County, Alabama. (IMG_4456) Another Link in the Chain - Linking water drops to water drops

In my backyard, Etowah County, Alabama (IMG_7635)

In my garden in Etowah County, Alabama. The spider on this daffodil had a web inside the the trumpet and had trapped many small insects. All the other Mount Hood narcissus in the flower bed also had similar spiders on them. (DSC08238)

Crab spider waiting for a meal. Lurking in a cosmos flower in my garden, Etowah County, Alabama (IMG_4305)

Rabidosa rabida - In my garden, Etowah County, Alabama

In my garden, Etowah County, Alabama (DSC09659)

AKA a harvestman, on my patio, Etowah County, Alabama (DSC02852) Another Link in the Chain - Linking the shadow of a butterfly with the shadow of a daddy long legs

In my backyard, Etowah County, Alabama. (IMG_4488)

Black and yellow argiope (Argiope auriantia) - aso known as a corn spider or writing spider. In my garden, Etowah County, Alabama. (2006_1001spider0004)

A day for all mothers! The spider is carrying its egg case. It is a wolf spider, probably Hogna aspersa. Taken in my garden in Etowah County, Alabama. (DSC08862)

Spider carrying its egg case. This is a wolf spider, probably Hogna aspersa. Taken in my garden in Etowah County, Alabama. (DSC08865)

This is a rabid wolf spider in my garden, Etowah County, Alabama