Proverbs 30:24-28

24 There are four things which are little on the earth, But they are exceedingly wise: 25 The ants are a people not strong, Yet they prepare their food in the summer; 26 The rock badgers are a feeble folk, Yet they make their homes in the crags; 27 The locusts have no king, Yet they all advance in ranks; 28 The spider skillfully grasps with its hands, And it is in kings' palaces.

We were poking around our compost pile in June and noticed this little mama wolf spider protecting her egg sac.  I ran and got the camera and tooks some pictures of her so we could observe her without actually getting too close.  For those of you that don't find spiders too appealing (like my hubby, who doesn't mind them from afar, but finds no need to see them super close-up), you may want to skip this part.

The egg sac is the white object behind her.  She scooted around pretty good and always kept her babies safe, as her egg sac is attached to her spinneretes.  She can even hunt with it attached.  Once her babies hatch, they will climb up and get a free ride on their mama's abdomen.   Little Man thinks that "she looks a like a bear" this close-up with all her hairs.  Her eyes and fangs are also neat to a little boy.  They have excellent eyesight and if you look closely, you can see her four small eyes on the bottom row, then 2 very large eyes, and on the top row a set of 2 medium-sized eyes.