False Black Widow - Steatoda grossa

One morning as I looked out the window and saw a deer resting on the grass that was planted over the large root cellar. I decided I would check out what kind of bugs I would find in this underground storage space. When I went inside and found this spider I knew it was something I had never seen before. It's eyes were kind of spooky and glowing. It turned out to be my first False Black Widow spider.

Noctua pronuba - Large Yellow Underwing - Hodges#11003.1

The Large Yellow Underwing is an introduced species from Europe that fly from June to October. I photographed this one in mid September it shows how worn they can become.

Hobo Spider - Tegenaria agrestis

I was lucky enough to find both a female and male of this species.  I found the female with her herringbone pattern at an old compost bin that was down by the lake.  She was guarding her egg sac which always incorporates soil or other matter in between the silk.  The male I found in the kitchen.  This species gets a bad rap as being aggressive, but it would rather retreat and hide.

Copper Underwing - Amphipyra pyramidoides - Hodges#9638

I was lucky enough to find a couple of Copper Underwings, both at different stages. The photos show a good comparison of both a fresh and a worn moth.