Every year I take the pond plants down to the basement before the first frost. (which I did last week)
They are costly, and it's nice to have full grown plants in the pond when spring comes.
The trouble is, that you never know what's hiding in the foliage.
Today, I found one of these on the basement wall next to the plants. A wolf spider..the size of a silver dollar. I froze, and backed up to find a broom to kill it.
Snakes, rats, or mice....I don't mind. But spiders really get to me.
Is this normal?