Today's jumpie

 

The rainy season is in full swing.  With more rain come more bugs and more jumping spiders.   Here are a few pics of a latest visitor to our porch. 

 

Cool Antenna

Orb Weaver Spider in Kinshasa Botanical Garden

Gutted

Gutted, a photo by Nick Hobgood on Flickr.

The spider seems to have filled the dead moth with eggs.

Big 'n Scary

Big 'n Scary , a photo by Nick Hobgood on Flickr.

This spider's abdomen was about 1 inch long and had caught a large moth. At the top of the moth are some egg-like balls.

Baby star fruit

Baby star fruit, a photo by Nick Hobgood on Flickr.

Nectar trap

Nectar trap, a photo by Nick Hobgood on Flickr.

This mantis waits for insects attracted to the nectar produced in the nodes on the plant structure above it.

Frills

Frills, a photo by Nick Hobgood on Flickr.

Katy thought our friend Brian over at UWET would especially love this one.

Metallic zebra eyes

Metallic zebra eyes, a photo by Nick Hobgood on Flickr.

"Hey George, how do you drive this contraption ?"

"Hey George, how do you drive this contraption ?", a photo by Nick Hobgood on Flickr.

Lying in wait

Lying in wait, a photo by Nick Hobgood on Flickr.

This little spider was hiding in a fold in a leaf

Speckled

Speckled, a photo by Nick Hobgood on Flickr.

...and striped.

Coral-like

Coral-like, a photo by Nick Hobgood on Flickr.

One more especially for Brian.

Cool water flower

Cool water flower, a photo by Nick Hobgood on Flickr.

Knowing how much our friend Brian loves flowers, we post this photo from a visit to the Kinshasa Botanical Gardens today in his honor.