Spider

Sorry, not the best of shots as it was quite windy. I revealed this spider protecting it's giant 'egg' when cutting a hedge today. The web was the shape and size of a golf ball.

 

Incredibly good photo Sheal

 

Looks a bit like the Manx funnel web.
Only kills about people per year on average,

Could it be a wolf spider?
I've seen these around.

Oh, good shot Sheal

 

Thanks all.

I don't think so @pete! My son travelled Australia with a funnel web in his car that made an appearance from behind the dashboard every so often. He didn't attempt to kill it thinking that as long as they respected each others presence then it wouldn't be a problem!

I've had a look on the web (excuse the pun ) and it seems to be a Nursery Web Spider, apparently a very good hunter but doesn't build webs to catch prey, only to rear it's young.

 

Aww, the beauty of spiders! Guess I am kinda weird for loving these "terrific" insects with all those legs, rather than cute little bunnies and puppies.

 

Spooky

 

I'd rather face a herd of stampeding Buffalo @Sheal but great photo. If I tried taking it the photo would have just been a blur (hands trembling and exiting stage left at speed ) as Spiders are at the bottom of my list of favourite things!

 

Thank you Woo and Silu. I'm not a lover of spiders either but a zoom lens is quite helpful in allowing me to keep a distance.

 

You 'liked' my Raft Spider!!

 

But that's a photo and at a distance Strongy. Any chance of them crawling on me and I'm off!

 

I could show you one these Wasp Spiders (this one was eating a Bee) ...... at a distance, they are just down the road from here, isn't she pretty!!!