Arachnophobes, Look Away!

If spiders creep you out, you might want to skip this post! I am fascinated by spiders although I definitely like to keep my distance from them.

Current residents--who are not paying rent--of the pomegranate tree. Mama Spider in the first two photos is zealously guarding her egg sac.

And the dudette in the bottom photo is just kinda funny!

Sorry the photos are a bit blurry/far away; I didn't get too close because, you know, SPIDERS! Garden spiders are fine and in fact are beneficial insects, but they are still SPIDERS!

And then there is this:

Um, hell no! 90 degrees inside the house? No! More heat the rest of this week, alas...