This week I found a new resident on my balcony. A tiny spider - a few mm across - had built a web across my lavender and geraniums - impressively anchoring the top of the of the web to the balcony overhang- more than one metre overhead. Not only are spiders impresive engineers but also quite stunning acobats! A few days later there was a bug five times the size of the spider caught in the heart of the web - and we were treated to the gory sight of the spider sucking it dry. Nature in the raw, in tooth and claw! This morning I went out to check progress on this real time wildlife documentary on my very own doorstep - and found the web in tatters - battered and torn apart by last night's torential rain. I trust Mr spider got enough sustenance to build another food catching machine. Like estate agents say - its all about location, location, location.
Postcript: five days later the web had been rebuilt and the next night was washed away again in another storm.
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