I took the spider in to the preschool this morning. I looked through Karen’s book about them and the closest we could figure was a Barn Spider. So, I looked on line for a picture to match better and sure enough the underside is better for identifying. She is a Barn Spider. Her full name is Charlotte A. Cavatica. It was kind of fun to learn that she is Charlotte, for whom Charlotte’s Webb was written. Here is a picture of her in her new home aka not my kitchen….
This also happens to show off her belly quite well, and her missing back right leg (her right).
This is Hope the praying mantis I gathered off a car at Enrichment last night.
And this is Hopper that I retrieved from the same car.