What a depressing start. Our Lady-in-black has disappeared - apparently the victim of the grass mowers. There were a few Argyrodes playing on the remaining silk strands
Here are three of them
and the group
But near her spot was a small black spider, Neogea. according to David Court - another senior learning from whom, this junior learner is learning. Look under and to the right of the yellow leaf
closer
close
and closer
Now for some action - she is resting quieting in her lauching potions when there is a vibration to the right lower area of her web
and off she goes to catch something
Then back home to her launching or monitor position
While capturing this sequence - I was attacked by red ants. Apparently I was the aggressor - having placed one tripod leg on their home (which I could not see) - here crawling over the macro lens
and over the camera body
Inspecting the strap
and marching down the camera strap. Needless to say, I got the message and moved
Then next to the web was a cluster of Simpoh buds with morning dew drops hanging
One reflection
and another
But I like this one the best
and inverted
Then a butterfly passed by and stopped on a web leaf
and turned toward me a sort of stand-off
Then another surprise. Next to the Araneus web was another web with a piece of trash in the center. I looked closely and could not determine if this was trash or a spider
From the side - it looked like a spider
and closer, it is some sort of Cyclosa
C. Frank Starmer