I haven’t been showing off my spiders much lately. There’s a reason for that. They still think it’s winter, so they’re all hunkered down in their mossy, silk-covered nests, and they don’t come out much, and when they do, they’re shy and not very photogenic. Here’s the best black widow shot I could get today.

I didn’t do myself any favors by providing them with a fairly cluttered environment, but they seem to like a space where they can hide and only come out to grab some food, and then retire quickly back into their refuge. They’re very retiring little ladies.

Minnesota is warming up, though. The snow is mostly gone, and I occasionally see jumping spiders sunning themselves, so I’m hoping to go hunting native spiders again soon.