You know how your attention is sometimes drawn to a spider you hadn’t noticed by the presence of a stationary insect? No? Well sometimes you see a fly or something, and wonder why it isn’t flying off, moving around or otherwise twitching – then you see the camouflaged spider in close proximity. The insect didn’t see it either.
In this case I noticed a fly attached to a leaf in the back garden, but I couldn’t see any reason why it should have expired and become stuck there, so I plucked off the leaf for a close look. Then I noticed the web of this tiny green spider, which actually spins its trap on the surface of the leaf then lurks underneath waiting for something to land there. These spiders tend to inhabit colonies, and I have seen a few around the area, but this is the first time I have seen an individual in our garden. This surprisingly beautiful spider is Nigma walckenaeri; no common name as usual.
Below that – a stunning brimstone moth. I do love these beauties!
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