New season/New horrows. Part 3 Along came a.....

So the blanket of heat that, along with most things in Japan (animals, seasons probably some vegetables), attempts to suck all the fluid out of your body is still amongst us. The rainy season is providing not only some slippery bike rides but also brings out spiders....oh but not normal spiders my friend, as after all this is Japan, but massive longed legged beasties that look as if they just been shot to Earth on the back end of an asteroid. You know a lot of people assume that Godzilla is inspired from the horrors of nuclear war that tramples all underfoot, but no I actually think the inspiration comes from the many many ohhhh so many beasties that seemed to be off massive size in Japan all quite happy to chase you whether you like it or not.
Anyway with the recent rains, suddenly the streets, trees some very slow moving old people are covered with shimmering web, now I know you get big spiders in England but there's just something so alien about some of the ones here, their patterned bodies, long pointed legs and massive massive oohhhhhhhh so massive webs. Last year I saw a web so big that it had caught a dragonfly in it! I presume thats another reason they make elementary school students wear those yellow hats, so they can see if them if they get trapped in one of the webs.
I currently have a bet with one of my teachers over who can find and photograph the biggest spider, so far I am sadly the winner with the one on my balcony whose body is bigger than a one yen coin

Yeah these aren't the best pictures so you'll just have to use your imagination that everymorning you leave your house and find these beauties waiting for you. However just think at least they're keeping the mosquitos and hornets at bay, and for that my hairy long legged friends (I am talking about the spiders by the way) I salute you.