Our First Giant Spider

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I wouldn't say I have arachnophobia, but I AM extremely scared of spiders. Especially when they are not where they are supposed to be, which is Timbuktu! The photos below are of a spider that we found on the wall near the ceiling above the window.

I typically take photos of objects along with some size reference, like putting my hand next to it. But there was NO WAY I was going to hold my hand next to him for this picture. I mean... What if he MOVED?

As a reference for the size, the white band at the top is about 5-inches high. So this

Belleza compacta- desde otros ángulos

He aquí otras fotos de la flor que en una entrada anterior llamé Belleza Compacta:

Este tercera foto abajo es de un racimo aun más pequeño que las flores. Parece

Belleza compacta

Esta foto es de la Lantana camara de la familia Verbenaceae. La variedad de flores en el género Lantana es increíble. Me asombran los detalles intrincados de estas flores tan chiquitinas. (Por si acaso que no se lo fijo, estos son las puntas de mis dedos al lado izquierdo de la foto.)

Se cultiva en muchas partes del mundo, aunque se cree que originalmente es nativa de la Valle Baja del Río Grande de Texas, EE.UU. Algunos nombres comunes son:camará, lantana, bandera española, confite, frutillo y cariaquito.

Actualizada: Para ver más fotos de este ramillete de flores, véase "Belleza compacta- desde otros ángulos".

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Compact Beauty- An inhabitant

When I looked more closely at one of the pictures I took of  'Compact Beauty', I saw an incredibly small insect. Check this out:

Bug?!

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Compact Beauty- additional angles

Here are some more photos of the flower in an earlier post that I called Compact Beauty:

This third photo below is of a cluster even smaller than the flowers. It appears to be

Compact Beauty

The photo below is the Lantana camara, from the family Verbenaceae. There is an incredible variety in the Lantana genus. I am amazed at the intricate details of such tiny flowers. (And in case you didn't notice, those are the tips of my fingers on the left side of the photo.)

It is grown in many parts of the world, although it is believed to be indigenous to the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas in the United States. Some common names are: Spanish Flag and West Indian Lantana. It is also known as the Red Sage, Yellow Sage or Wild Sage. However it is not even in the same family as the Sage or the Sagebrush.
 
Update: To see additional photos of this tiny bouquet of flowers, please read "Compact Beauty- additional angles".

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