Just… everywhere.

That noise outside? You bet your arse it’s a fox.

That feeling at the back of your neck? A garden spider has definitely set up camp.

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    2 months ago

    It’s spider season! That’s very normal in September/October. At least in the Netherlands but I imagine it’s similar in the UK.

    I didn’t know about Foxes. I very rarely see them.

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      2 months ago

      There’s always been loads of foxes in the UK and they absolutely do not give a shit about anything new you do.

      They’re one of the few species that actually increases with urbanisation.

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    2 months ago

    The garden spiders, orb weavers I think? do seem more prolific this year! I manage to get wrapped in at least one web every morning!

    And the foxes have been digging up my veg beds all summer :( Looks like they tried playing ball with my best pumpkin too!

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    These fucking spiders weave webs right across the path! Every time I put the bins out I get a mouth full of their webs! Someone ought to start a change.org petition to stop them doing this.

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      This seems insane to me. I see foxes at least every month.

      I literally just had a pair yelling their terrifying night music outside my window.

      They’re common as fucking pigeons in towns and cities.

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    2 months ago

    All the spiders who normally prefer to be hidden in your walls and floors and ceilings are now searching for each other to make the next generation.

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    Yeah…it’s autumn.

    Presumably this isn’t your first autumn.

    There are lots of spiders because it’s spider season. There are always loads of spiders in September and October.

    And you’re noticing all the foxes because this is their mating season, and they make a horrendous amount of noise when they’re mating.

    You’ll be panicking about all the leaves on the trees dying and falling off, next.