Meet my latest new spider find, Larinioides sclopetarius, also known as the Bridge orbweb spider. So, where did I find it? Why, under a bridge, of course! I must quickly add that I didn’t know what it was when I spotted it.

The railings, that make safe the riverside edge of the footpath that runs under a road bridge over the River Taff, were covered in spiders’ webs so I couldn’t resist having a peek to see what had created them. Most of the makers were hiding, as spiders often do in the daytime, but this one was sitting half in half out of its refuge, so I was able to get a couple of photos to post on social media. I was lucky to get a fairly quick identification from the British Arachnological Society, and the find has been attracting quite a lot of interest from arachnophiles. I’ll have to return to see what else I can find there.