Arachnids!

The last days in Arizona at our friends' home we had the pleasure of viewing several small tarantulas. These were fascinating to watch close-up and in the wild.

This little guy crawled onto the patio while the kids were creating bike and wagon transportation. After enjoying him a little bit, we gently urged him to head back out to the yard, but he seemed happier on the patio with us. There were also alot of juicy bugs flitting around the patio lights.
This spider was next to the house. We found him after lifting the doggie pool. Cool critter!