Difficult shot in low early morning light, but I caught the thread coming out of the spinneret of this common but bizarre-looking little orb-weaver in front of our house. Took one with flash instead: www.flickr.com/photos/anitagould/1177205941/. Which do you like better?

This year there is a Micrathena in the same location once again -- presumably one of this one's offspring.