Spring spider

Last week, on the first day of spring, a spider found itself in the tub.An American House Spider (I think), Parasteatoda tepidariorum. I got close with the camera and somehow brushed a line of silk, so that when I moved away, I inadvertently pulled the spider with me: it danced like a tiny puppet at the end of that invisible line. Sorry! And then I noticed, that being in a tub, which is designed to shed water, it was having some difficulty in getting out. So I used a small scallop shell, typical bathroom equipment in this house, to gently move it. As some of the guides noted, it played dead for a while but was soon on its way. Wherever it wanted to go.