Spider + victim

[nanila]

This photo is behind a cut because arachnids are not everyone’s favourite and this one is having a meal.



We found this spider indoors, feasting on its unidentified victim. The children were fascinated and watched it for a good 20 minutes, until it abandoned the dried husk and scampered off to the shadows.

Comments

[yourlibrarian]

Heh, my SO is afraid of spiders so I have to do all the hunting when they come indoors. Never seen one at a meal though, I'm not surprised the kids were fascinated. Quite the photo!

[nanila]

I don't mind spiders, but when a big one suddenly appears in the house, it is a bit of a shock! We've seen some impressively sized orb-weaver spiders feasting in our garden.

[jesse_the_k]

Fabulous photo!

[nanila]

Thank you! It wasn't easy to get as the spider was sitting on a door frame perpendicular to the ground.

[minoanmiss]

What a clear and excellent photo!

[nanila]

Thank you! As above, the spider's position made it difficult to capture, so I was glad it obligingly sat still for quite a while.

[citrakayah]

That appears to be another spider, actually. Hard for me to tell, but it looks like they have (well, had now) eight legs and the chelicerae.

[nanila]

We thought it was another spider too, but as I wasn't sure, I didn't want to say. Thanks for adding to the consensus. :)

[pensnest]

I remember spending ages watching a spider on my front porch as it built its web. They are rather amazing creatures. And on the whole, I'd rather have spiders in the house than flies...

This one has amazingly long legs.

[nanila]

And on the whole, I'd rather have spiders in the house than flies...

I agree wholeheartedly! Spiders always welcome here, flies not so much. Especially not horseflies with their nasty bites that itch for weeks.

[silveradept]

Excellent shot. Could be in the harvestmen family?

[nanila]

Thank you. I wondered that, but the body was definitely segmented. I think it might have been a cellar spider - they also have very long legs.

[silveradept]

Interesting! And fascinating, at least for as long as it held the attention of the observers.

[mummimamma]

Love the picture!

[nanila]

Aw, thank you! :)