Alien invasion

Been feeling pretty rough recently - lots of abdominal pain and back aches, so 10 feet outside the back door is as far as I managed with camera in hand.

Spotted this horror in the bushes and got as close as I dared to snap it (I've cropped it as well - taking advantage of 16mp of image to play with!)

I've already said that I hate spiders, I think it's the fact that they look so alien. It's the way they move, the multiple eyes, the horrible little hairs... *shudder*

Problem is that our house seems to be infested with them. It's like an invasion. At the moment there is a MASSIVE wolf spider somewhere in the living room. It's been seen on the ceiling, and close to the bookcase. No one knows where it will appear next and it's like living on a knife's edge! Dexter (who enjoys playing/eating bugs) hasn't managed to track it down yet, though it should be said that he doesn't have much of an attention span - even for a cat.

I'm sure it will make it's presence felt again soon. I'll keep my beaker and paper close to hand..