Salticus scenicus – Jill Orme Photography

22 Apr 2025

Small

by JDO | posted in: Arachnids, Butterflies, Gloucestershire, Invertebrates, My garden, Worcestershire | 0

Everything I photographed today was pretty small, but I think these are two of the littlest. The featured photo is a male Zebra Jumping Spider (Salticus scenicus), which comes in at only about 5mm long, and the second image shows … Continued

19 Mar 2025

Ouch

by JDO | posted in: Arachnids, Invertebrates, My garden, Worcestershire | 0

I thought it might comfort those of you repulsed by spiders to know that from time to time they eat each other. I can’t tell you what the unfortunate victim was – of the almost 700 species of spider in … Continued

2 Mar 2025

Fierce

by JDO | posted in: Arachnids, Family life, Invertebrates, My garden, Worcestershire | 0

“And though she be but little she is fierce.” William Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1605) According to my Wild Guide to Britain’s Spiders, March is the beginning of the Zebra Spider season, so I was a bit surprised to … Continued

17 Oct 2024

Flashy

by JDO | posted in: Arachnids, Invertebrates, My garden, Worcestershire | 0

We were finally blessed with a sunny day today, which brought out a large number of bees, bugs, and hoverflies, but of all the invertebrates I photographed in the garden this afternoon I was happiest to have spotted this tiny … Continued

16 Mar 2024

Basking

by JDO | posted in: Arachnids, Invertebrates, My garden, Worcestershire | 0

Waking me up on the first brilliantly sunny morning we’ve seen for weeks, R said, “You might want to reconsider your commitment to that meeting.” This was an all-day on-line meeting of the British Dragonfly Society, which I’d booked to … Continued

4 Apr 2023

Jumpy

by JDO | posted in: Arachnids, Invertebrates, My garden, Worcestershire | 0

In between a haircut (shorn – yay!) and another epic gardening session, I went for a little bug walk around the garden and found three of these tiny zebra jumping spiders. The irony is that I’ve been looking for them … Continued

23 Mar 2022

Full beam

by JDO | posted in: Arachnids, Invertebrates, My garden, Worcestershire | 0

My Covid took a bit of a turn for the worse last night, with the cough suddenly becoming harsher and more unpleasant. Consequently I had a bad night, and I was tired and stressed this morning. Over the day the … Continued

22 Mar 2022

Stripy jumper

by JDO | posted in: Arachnids, Beetles, Invertebrates, My garden, Worcestershire | 0

“Even I have to admit,” said R, looking over my shoulder just now, “that that is quite cute.” Which is especially pleasing, given the way he shuddered when I first showed him my photos on the back screen of the … Continued

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