This pretty little orb weaving spider sits in the window of the "P2K" (a feed mixing machine). I kicked her out a few weeks ago but she has since moved back in. I don't like spiders a lot but her determination won me over so I let her be. It is a little scary at times when I drive over a bump in the road and she's in the middle of her net when it bounces toward me along with the bumps, like a trampoline. It's a good thing she holds on tight.
I'm guessing it's a female because I noticed a young spider hiding in the corner a few days ago. At least I hope there's only one.
Up in the corner of the same machine are these little fellows, which I believe to be European paper wasps. Not too aggressive but again, a little unnerving at times. Sometimes two or three will stand guard outside the hole that leads to their nest. I'm not sure what it is about this year but there are well over a hundred paper wasp nests on our farm, much more than usual. They also seem to be very curious about people and often fly close or even land on me. I've only been stung once this year though, after one flew into my shorts.
