Ernst

Beautiful spider.

Thank you.

Yes Alexander, I remember the cold frosty winters in Germany very well. I lived in the Hoch Eifel near the Belgian border and we had severe winters.

Thank you Martha.

Thank you Christine.

It made shure that it was never fully exposed, alwise hiding behind some branch or leaves.

Thank you ,Alexander. It is this time in the year about the only orchid I can find. They love the heat.

Yes I agree, for about 1 minute I believed that it was dead and if I handle it ,it will bracke up.Then I noticed one leg moving.

But unless some other measures being implemented it will not make any big difference

Yes Alexander ,we had some large areas in NSW flooded and now the flood water have reached the sea in South Australia via australias largest river( Murray river)
The river has a gigantic problems with carp who have basically destroyed the aquatic flora and much of our native aquatic fauna in that river. Now all the juvenile carp being washed out to sea and die in the salt water.