OK, so let me start this off by saying, I do not get along with spiders. Never have, never will. So, this evening we were shooting an engagement session at Davis Park in Highland Park. Very nice weather, starting to get a little warm and it was a little muggy out from the rain earlier this morning. Anyway, being the uber-observant individual that I am, I walk right through a massive spider web. This big girl had her web strewn out across a stone bridge and it had my name all over it. After walking through it I kept going while pulling web off of me and my cameras. I kept feeling things on my skin, most of which were the chills that walking through a web gives you but then I felt what must have been more web on my left arm, looking down there was a rather large (nickel size) species of spider that I immediately flicked off and promptly began to stomp into oblivion. After doing some research I’m guessing that this big girl was some type of genus Aranea (supposedly common house spider). Anyway, I continue on and finish up that segment of the shoot. Next thing I know I hear a scream and the B&G to be calling me for a photo-op. Well guess, what. This big guy (or girl) was hanging out on some stone steps.

I’m done with spiders for a while, I really am. Ever see a big bald linebacker size fellow scream like a girl…well just throw a spider at me and you will! 😮