Calling @LM77. 
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I never got close enough with a magnifier to be able to see their cute little faces. I did watch one take down a grasshopper 10 times its size though. That was impressive.
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Jumping spiders are brilliant. I like to call them Kawaii spiders because of their small size, big eyes and because they are the easiest spiders to anthropomorphize.
For those who are scared of spiders, they are a great ‘gateway’ species to help overcome the phobia.
My jumping spider recently hopped off to the great web in the sky. He was great fun to watch and always interesting to remember that when you were close enough to get a good look at him, he was getting a good look at you.
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Just a couple of mute swans to round up my recent visit to the Arboretum. I could watch them for hours if time allowed
Richard
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Some brilliant photos here. The mason bee and the tiger cub are particular favourites of mine:
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Glad you posted that! I was just thinking of that too!
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If they’re anything like trumpeters (that is apolitical ; - ), don’t have a sandwich in your hand! My son had his grabbed out of his hand by one. They’re beautiful but they can be mean.
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You really do not want to get too close to any swan. They are wild animals after all. There is no two ways about it, all animals have something to fear from the proximity of humans. They don’t know you mean them no harm. And under the law of might is right, a swan will push its luck like anything else.
Richard
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I think we learned this as Solidago Canadensis (Canada Godenrod) in my botany class way back when…? Apparently is is becoming a problematic invasive plant in Europe.
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That spider shot! Fabulous!
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Yes, the bright radial segments are wonderful. 
Depending on where he is there could be a dozen or more species of goldenrod “solidago” that look almost identical. In my state there are 45 species and it’s one of the hardest species to distinguish the species within. I think there are around 120-145 species of goldenrod in USA. Though Europe only has one native species I think.
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Absolutely agree! Lots of dog walkers have learnt the hard way that swans are basically geese with good PR.
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Ha! 
Big geese with good PR. (Although the ones I’ve been that close to seem more aggressive than geese.)
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This reminds me of some local ecological issues: for several summers I never saw a single grasshopper; last summer I recall only seeing one, then this summer another one. They used to be all over the place, so the absence puzzles me.
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Grad school campus in Indiana had a lake where Canada geese came around every year. Everyone learned quickly that having any food in your hand when geese were around was a good way to get mangled fingers.
One day someone was wishing they were swans. Someone who was familiar with swans said hell no! and gave the comparison that geese are barbarian warriors but swans are trained commandos.
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They moved 1250 miles ESE.
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