After my camera battery died, I was left with only my phone, which just wouldn't focus. This cutie was in its web, set up in a tiny sapling next to a stream. The whole area is clearly a high traffic area for local roaming cows, despite being accessible only by rather steep trails. Location is estimated.

My son noticed this one and had a pretty good idea it was a fly. I was fooled by its markings and thought it was a wasp at first. It wasn't until I got a better look at its eyes that I saw it was a fly. What an incredible mimic! I haven't ever seen this genus before. Really striking in person.

While addressing a sudden middle-of-the-night swarm of ants in the house, I noticed this tiny juvenile cobweb spider taking advantage of the passersby. There were several more carcasses in the web by the next day.

Two juveniles pictured. There has apparently been a hatch somewhere nearby. I found several similar tinies who had set up webs around the backyard furniture a few days back, but I didn't realize there were babies in the front as well. These two were on the front porch. It will be interesting to see how many stick around and where.

While outside, I noticed this web in a stack of old outdoor chairs. It is approximately an inch and a half from top to bottom. I've never seen another like around my yard. Unfortunately there was no spider.

Inside a small plastic shed. Two individuals pictured. This spot used to be frequented by several Steatoda triangulosa, and I was ecstatic the first time I found one of these linyphiids. Now I don't see any Steatoda---only signs one in an empty web---but this linyphiid species seems to be proliferating here and throughout my yard.

On a rose bush just outside my back door. Strangely, I have only ever seen early instar juvenile orbweavers in my yard. I don't know why they leave, when they go, or where they go to. I also don't know how many genera or species come here, because I can never identify them, though there has definitely been some variety. I certainly wish some would stick around! For size comparison, in addition to the photo with my hand (which is quite small for an adult), the first image has baby aphids on the right.

I picked up a small bunch of leaf litter below yard tools on the back of my house, and this is what was in it. Immediately, these hatchlings started pouring out of the sac. I shot a few quick photos and carefully put the leaf litter back where I found it.

Either a juvenile Attinella dorsata or Attulus ammophilus, both of which are known to be in this spot. For size comparison, see the last photo, where it is running down the door trim next to the brick wall. The gray part is brick mortar.