Okay so I was told there was a second orb weaver somewhere else in the yard, and while I was searching for that, I found a
HUGE FUNNEL WEAVER
This happened yesterday, but then cardio, shower, and coping with depression by playing Balatro happened, so I kinda sorta forgot to post this yesterday lol.
Image description: A large, night-black spider sits upon her thick, silk sheet throne. Her long legs reach outward like the fingers of bat wings, on either side of her 15-millimeter-long body.
My dad took this next photo, and his camera has much better zoom abilities. Just before this moment, he got a little too close, and the spider started raising her legs in a threat pose. She calmed down pretty quickly, though.
Image description: A picture of the spider from an elevated angle. Her eyes are barely visible against the color of her fur. Thick outcroppings of sensory hairs are visible on the silhouettes of her legs, all the better to hear you with, my dear. Two pedipalps are spread and curled downward, clearly showing the outline of her chelicerae. A gray stripe highlights the center, left, and right sides of her prosoma, like a triple-mohawk. A dark-gray heart mark forms a long streak, barely visible over the top of her opisthosoma. Dark-gray rings are evenly spaced around her legs and pedipalps. She is ready for the upcoming October season!