It is reportedly a bumper year for our eight-legged friends this year, and judging by the metre wide webs criss-crossing my garden, I can well believe it. Managed to snap this beauty settling down to enjoy her lunch which, to give you some idea of the scale, was a freshly caught wasp! And a big one at that...
( Arachnophobes look away now, insecticidal maniacs click on )

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