just hanging

I've often wondered why there are always so many of these little speckledy spiders in the garden every autumn.

And, via Google, I found that it's something to do with s-e-x!!

[Beryl Lloyd]

Oh! fancy that!! -- I haven't spotted many in my garden! - infertile land!!!!!!!!!!!

[Diana]

What a fabulous shot of this beauty! Interesting info too 😉

[Graham Harcombe]

Well who'd have guessed that!
😂😂

[bkb in the city]

Great capture

[JackieR]

Wolf spiders think they rule my garden at the moment and now you tell me they are bonking??!! Fab details here, how close did you get to her??

[Linda Godwin]

Great close up!

[Louise & Ken]

Not just hanging then... (I'll play along with the joke!)

[Milanie]

Super close-up

[Peter]

Superb closeup detail and colours well captured Hazel:)

[Hazel]

@30pics4jackiesdiamond

I didn't measure the distance but my 30mm lens requires 'nearly touching'!

[Joanne Diochon]

Great detail!

[Pat Knowles]

Really at this time of the year? Not waiting for Spring then! It’s a great capture & so much detail.

[haskar]

Great close up.

[Maxine Lathbury]

Great photo

[Babs]

Quite an impressive spider.

[gloria jones]

Yikes...Good shot

[wendy frost]

Great capture and with too much detail. I hate spiders.

[Phil Howcroft]

cracking macro shot haze

[Carole Sandford]

Great detail!

[Taffy]

Fantastic image with great details!

[Hazel]

Thanks for your interest in my spider. Anyone who has confessed to arachnophobia will surely be interested in my tale of our plumber, a tall strong man who, picking up a housebrick for the base for our new water softener, suddenly dropped it with a shriek when a small spider scuttled out - so small I didn't even see it. I guess I would be frightened if a big black hairy one suddenly ran towards me!

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[Issi Bannerman]

Oh boy! Nice shot!