This blog may help people explore some of the 'hidden' issues involved in certain media treatments of environmental and scientific issues. Using personal digital images, it's also intended to emphasise seasonal (and other) changes in natural history of the Swansea (South Wales) area. The material should help participants in field-based modules and people generally interested in the natural world. The views are wholly those of the author.
Tuesday, 5 October 2010
Boris the Spider
In spite of the cold and rain, a large, hairy spider, probably a Giant house spider (Tegenaria duellica), has taken to lurking near the lamp outside my front door. It is no doubt attracted to the insects that come to the light. My daughter's house had also apparently been enveloped by a Garden orb spider (Araneus diadematus).
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