What is living in my wall

[brancho]

I have been observing the red mason bees exploring my house wall. I found this dirt in one of the holes and wondered it was a bee nest then I tought I saw it move then it retracted into the dirt. So I moved away and went a while later and this is what I saw.


The hole with dirt in it.


Is anyone home by Alf Branch, on Flickr


It looks open


The door is open by Alf Branch, on Flickr


Are those legs



Salticus scenicus possibly 1 by Alf Branch, on Flickr


More of a view


Salticus scenicus possibly 2 by Alf Branch, on Flickr


These last two I was watching this now failry certain it is a spider spinning silk


Salticus scenicus possibly 3 by Alf Branch, on Flickr


Salticus scenicus possibly 4 by Alf Branch, on Flickr


I have a number of Zebra Jumping spiders Salticus scenicus on my walls and this looks like one to me.

All the photos can be viewed bigger on flickr by clicking on them then clicking on the photo on flickr

 

[Ivanhoe]

:yikes:

 

[mrcharly]

Fantastic photos.

Now, anyone have arachnophobia?

 

[brancho]

Fantastic photos.

Now, anyone have arachnophobia?

Why would anyone be scared of something this cute

Female-Salticus-scenicus by Alf Branch, on Flickr

 

[mrcharly]

Oh I agree with you. Exceptionally cute in that photo. The first time I got to hold a tarantula I was amazed at how soft the 'hairs' were. It was like stroking a mouse.

The rest of my household would run screaming at that photo.

 

[Goatboy]

Not sure about the big jobs as a confirmed disliker of spiders, but even I like the wee jumping spiders. Think it's the cute wee faces. Pretty smart wee things too. Have seen film of them working out 3D mazes. They get to see the maze and where the prize is from a viewpoint. Then once they start they can no longer see the whole maze and they have to.remember the way they've worked out.

Sent via smoke-signal from a woodland in Scotland.

 

[brancho]

I was in luck and found a male near the nest or whatever it is

Here is having a quick look not the best shot though but you can see here eyes

when there eyes first met by Alf Branch, on Flickr

Here is a video from a few moments later

https://flic.kr/p/uGMndc

 

[brancho]

This is the video of him going in I did wait nearly ten minutes and he did not come out in that time

https://flic.kr/p/tL4ZYc

 

[Harvestman]

A fantastic set of images and video Alf. Most of this stuff is new to me. Thanks for sharing and oserving so well.

 

[brancho]

A fantastic set of images and video Alf. Most of this stuff is new to me. Thanks for sharing and oserving so well.

Thanks Mike
I am glad to help I enjoyed seeing this happen

 

[vestlenning]

Interesting... but I'm fine with pictures and video.

 

[Dave]

I think im alightly arachnophobic cause that does freak me out a little. euuuch.

 

[Stew]

Fascinating!

I couldn't get the right sense of scale until the video and realised that was a mortar line.