Agressive spider around my grill, roughly 2.5 inch diameter at largest leg spread. Small hairs on legs and abdomen, have seen them before but not this large.
The sequence is a little out of order. First I caught female sitting on a leaf, flickering periodically. Then the male swooped down and swiftly mounted her (that's the moment of shot where they're at an acute angle)! I regret that I didn't manage any really good shots of that but if you look closely in one you can see it's actually the two of them. Then they just stood there still w their posteriors touching!!? A humanoid was waiting for me so I couldn't wait out any more of this action!! :)