Spider Vortex

@Marie Le Corre: Merci Marie

@Cia: Thanks Cia

@Himera: The long grass and milkweed in the background just kind of fell that way - it was not something I really noticed until I had the shot up on my screen.

@Namaki: Thanks Namaki

@Earnest: This spider is obviously on a a low cal diet compared to yours - although a couple others I spotted seemed to be eating well.

@Roman: Thanks Roman - the flip side of these beasts are quite neat as well I may post a couple more shots of them this weekend.

@Observing: only to ladybugs - their tendency even if you shake the grass too vigourously close by is to drop to the ground. Although speaking from experience as a youngster if one runs through a field blindly this time of year one is apt to end up with one or two... or more crawling about on you looking to escape. We do not have a large number of poisonous to people spiders in our area although their are a couple of rarely seen species that you can find if you really go looking for them.