Fishing Spider skeleton flips around in wind @StuffISawOutside

Fishing Spider skeleton flips around in wind @StuffISawOutside

Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

A Fishing Spider (Dolomedes sp.) skeleton flips around in wind at the Houston Arboretum & Nature Center, in Houston, TX, USA. It's odd how the skull is still connected to the rest of the skeleton via some sort of long thing (a leg?).

Fishing Spider skeleton flips around in wind

Yellow-and-Black Mud Dauber adds mud to nest

Yellow-crowned Night Heron breaks off claws before eating Crayfish

Hover Fly takes off from leaf in pond (x2)

Leaf Katydid on Croton avoids tiny Ant

Dickcissel sings

Young Coopers Hawk flies from perch

Swift Crab Spider stretches its legs

Red-tailed Hawk soars overhead

Least Tern peeps and settles down in debris as light rain falls

Ribbon Snake misses Little Brown Skink

A dozen Ring-necked Ducks pop up from pond

Stuff I saw outside |

Fishing Spider skeleton flips around in wind