Apex

by Fodwick

Apparently, this is the apex predator in my house. We have a few, which means there is a healthy ecosystem of other spiders for it to dine on.
They build webs catch flies, as this one has, but to catch other spiders, they throw a web net at their eyes and fangs, and attack while they are trying to free themselves.
Uploaded23/08/2021 - 18:56
CategoryWildlife / Nature
Shutter Speed1/125
Aperturef/8.0
ISO2000
Focal Length100mm
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davidwozhere
Posted 24/08/2021 - 00:41 Link
Cellar spider? There are a great many of them this year for some reason. I have a running battle with one that makes its web beneath the loo seat!
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Fodwick
Posted 25/08/2021 - 00:04 Link
Yes, Cellar Spider.
I was going to try focus stacking, but the only way I could get close enough was on tiptoe on a step ladder! So I went for bokeh instead.
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Richard
davidwozhere
Posted 25/08/2021 - 00:50 Link
You will likely find a convenient fellow in the garage or an outhouse hanging beneath something horizontal. You have to poke them quite hard to make them move.
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