Ok, some scary ones now from 'down under' <gulp>
A huntsman protecting it's young;
Infrared 'Net-Casting' spider;
A shot of the red back of a Red Back spider
A huntsman once again;
A teeny tiny Jumping Spider on my green wheelie bin outside my home;
A huntsman in a flower in my garden;
Another Jumping Spider;
"The Orange-legged Swift spider or Nyssus coloripes is one of the fastest spiders in Australia. While running, it waves its two forelegs above its body, mimicking the two antennas of a wasp.
The front two legs have a brown tinge. Male and females are identical and their length varies between 5 and 7 mm.
This species is closely related to much larger Supunna albopunctum (7 -12 mm) but this spider has two rows of white dashed spots on its abdomen.
In autumn and winter the females construct a flat very white disc shaped egg-sac of 5-6 mm. The spider feeds on ground dwelling insects and spiders."
And finally a St. Andrews Cross Spider, shot from the underside;