What could be more fun than playing chase the cursor with a zebra spider on your monitor? You've really got to love those characterful little beasts. This picture courtesy of my own dear father.
Wildlife of the UK's gardens and countryside, for the enthusiastic amateur naturalist.
Oh, I was boiling some eggs earlier and thought that they might be done when noticed one of those spiders almost frying under the pan. I blew it back from the heat but it looked totally inert and I felt very sad. It had, however, disappeared moments later. Why are they so small?!
Can they be trained to eat spam?