Puzzles

[Ragged Robin]

Anthony, thanks for your answers to the teasing puzzle; that is still puzzling in itself as you can see A where the spiders thread is attached to the lamp post but there is no apparent anchor where B could be 

[Anthony Darby]

Robin, spiders do what is called 'ballooning' where they climb top the top of a stalk, lift their rear end up and release a silken thread. As this gets longer wind resistance increases until the spider lets go and flies away carried by the wind-blown thread. They can travel hundreds of miles in this way. http://www.awesomestories.com/flicks/charlottes-web/ballooning-spiders

[Ragged Robin]

Astonishing     I had no idea spiders could do that, Anthony, so thanks for this interesting info I'm off back to the spot where I saw the spider to try to determine where B is but it will e difficult as the spider was so high up 

By the way, what sort of spider is it?

[Anthony Darby]

Difficult to tell without seeing the body colour. Meta segmentata would just be a guess, but it's the wrong shape.

[fredg]

I think this one is dead easy but I took the photo 

Big clue..... it's a plant.
It's a bit early too I think.

[Maggi Young]

I think this one is dead easy but I took the photo 

Big clue..... it's a plant.
It's a bit early too I think.

Ah.... it's a plant, eh? Well, that rules out the slightly burned pitta bread answer then.

[fredg]

That would have been a rum answer Maggi 

[Maggi Young]

That would have been a rum answer Maggi 

 Crikey, I'm losing my touch.... see the answer here:
http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=950.msg150002#msg150002

[Lesley Cox]

Here's a little puzzle which should be very easy. What is...?

[Paddy Tobin]

Butterfly - viewed from above?

Paddy

[gote]

seed
Göte

[TheOnionMan]

an esoterically modern clock?

[Gail]

You've given a slug a saucer of milk??

[ruweiss]

Seed pod of a Cypripedium?

[Lesley Cox]

I didn't think it would be too difficult. Gote is closest. It is a seed pod of Gentiana depressa, somewhat waterlogged after a day of rain and the only one on any of my 3 plants. Unfortunately, when I dried and crumbled it, there was no seed, so those two Forumists to whom I've promised some seed, will have to wait another year. I haven't forgotten though, Hans and Ian.