New Eyes
We called these daddy long-legs growing up. I’m not sure if it’s the same species as we had back east, and I don’t think they are true spiders, but then again I’m not an entomologist and don’t play one on TV. I didn’t even stay at a Holiday Express last night.
I was stunned when I looked at this picture in Photo Mechanic after I had downloaded it into my Powerbook. I had assumed the eyes would be out front near the jaws, to better see what it was eating, but the eyes are actually set up on the top of its body on a small bump, they are the little black dots about half way back on the body.
It’s one of the joys of photography, to be able to take a close look at something you’ve seen all your life and see it with new eyes.
Yummy
This little spider eats a blackened mass of some insect(s) that it caught in its web, I’m sure if you’re a spider it’s quite tasty. I first found it on the underside of a leaf of one of our rose bushes, but these spiders are probably the most common in our yard and could be found in just about plant or structure. Most of them are on the small side like this one, but a couple of them have gotten so large they are a little frightening.
