Couldn't get a decent picture, but can describe it *shudder*
It was lurking inside a nasturtium leaf, which it had made into a sort of funnel using its web. (Went to see why the leaf was curled up.)
The spider was about 3/4" (so far as I could tell, because it seemed to be crouching!) inc legs. The body was round and, I think, goldish in colour - as you can tell, I didn't hang around - and the legs were relatively thick and stubby. It wasn't what I think of as the 'pill box' ones with little round brownish bodies and long skinny legs.
Any ideas? Please don't make me Google spiders - I have a Thing about them. I know, I know, not the best situation for an allotment holder, but there you go...
It was lurking inside a nasturtium leaf, which it had made into a sort of funnel using its web. (Went to see why the leaf was curled up.)
The spider was about 3/4" (so far as I could tell, because it seemed to be crouching!) inc legs. The body was round and, I think, goldish in colour - as you can tell, I didn't hang around - and the legs were relatively thick and stubby. It wasn't what I think of as the 'pill box' ones with little round brownish bodies and long skinny legs.
Any ideas? Please don't make me Google spiders - I have a Thing about them. I know, I know, not the best situation for an allotment holder, but there you go...
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