Paul

Two spiders out of the dozen or so that were on the fence last night. First is a male rabbit hutch spider (Steatoda bipuncta - one of the false widows) and the other two are of a silver-sided sector female (Zygiella x-notata) making herself a meal of a midge. Paul.

Thank you - this was my fave too - but it sat in the middle of the sequence (sadly for her) and was the most enduring portrait. Paul.

It has a pug face - and I can see why if there were only two! Paul.

Why 2 Geoff? Would one pull the other as well as the carriages? Paul.

Great eyes - not sure which hover though. Paul.

Great photo Mik - it's been very busy for sure! Paul.

I think it's a tiger fly - Coenosia tigrina. Good angle to see the mouth. Paul.

Cheers Geoff Paul

Thank you Geoff Paul

Thank you Polly - the cool conditions kept the bee there for a while, though she did eventually head home. Paul.

Haha, well, the brown one kept turning it's back to me, and the green one was half hidden and that's all I could muster! Paul.

It was a cool evening today, and this bee was taking in some last minute nourishment... Paul.

A true capsid bug, a couple of flies that wouldn't pose properly, and the lovely Pholcus phalangioides in the shed, one of my resident cellar spiders... Paul.

Parrot tulips are wonderful and even off the stem, they look great. Paul.

A great storyboard Polly - and it shows how even a tree can easily succumb to natures forces! Paul.

Lovely dogs, they look very happy Leon. Good to see you again m8. Paul.

Savage indeed Mother Nature... Paul.

The images won't open Geoff (archived) but reading the comments, I get the general idea! Paul.

Yes I did Polly, I'm quite pleased at the clarity and composition too. Paul.

Thanks Jeff - these two ladies tangled, but there was only one survivor... Thanks Polly. I feel that if I hadn't encouraged the jumper to be a model, it may not have wondered over to the left side of the rock where it got too close to the killer, and I could maybe have intervened too, but could have harmed both... Either way, I felt a pang of guilt... Paul.

Amorous.... Paul.

I actually felt dismayed as this sequence unfolded, but that's the way nature goes. On a small piece of rock covered in moss, the "beast" waited patiently, and the "beauty" just didn't seem to notice her, and succumbed to the bigger hunter... Amaurobius sp. and Salticus scenicus. Paul.

Welcome to the Forum Mick Paul.

There were several more to choose from than that, but ultimately it was these two that made it into the final reckoning