and after a while i went off the track and into the woods, having a look around and taking photos of the stuff that caught my eye. i was standing there looking at the shadow and light amongst the trees when out of the edge of my sight i caught the movement of something white and small moving fast along the ground.
it tried hiding from me, disappearing under this leaf then that leaf and i used the stick to expose it until it gave up and stopped still. that’s when i got it.
what was the spider doing out in the open, albeit with much leaf litter for cover, carrying a 