The first two pics are of an orb weaver who initially made its home on the patio and then retired at the side of the house until one day the hubby spotted its dessicated body fluttering in the wind, still attached to its web. We hope more will visit!
From what I could understand from the South African Spider Club, this is some kind of orchid spider. Rather reclusive little people, I usually find them deep in the garden and it's really the bright green that catches my eye.
Another patio visitor was a brown button spider.
Rain spiders are plentiful, mostly indoors. My first week in Kitwe I was baking and felt a tickle on my arm. Thinking it was loose hair I brushed at it but the tickle persisted so I looked down and did a shrieking little jig in the kitchen - felt sooo silly afterwards! (Only the spider's feelings were hurt.)
This cute little specimen of jumping spider isn't very common but we were lucky enough to have two of them prowling about last year at the same time.
Crab spiders love hanging out in the flowers. This one was devouring a bee, surrounded by tiny jackal flies.
Roughly the size of an ant, this baby orb spider nearly became of a pasta dish for getting cosy in the basil bush.
Another indoor dweller, the nursery web spider, took a liking to Hello Kitty.
So unusual and colourful, a funky little kite spider.
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