Strangest thing... Last fall, acting on a recommendation from The First 40 Miles Podcast (unfortunately now defunct, but fortunately archived here), I picked up a Fenix HL10 LED headlamp/flashlight. It is surprisingly handy, and for a lot of household tasks as well as for backpacking. Chores like putting away the grill after dark, digging around in the dark back of a closet, or even reading when it's house lights out due to swarming termites – they're all a lot easier with this little light. Lots to love about it.
But the one thing that I didn't expect was to see many, many gleaming pinpoints of light in my lawn at night. Upon closer inspection, they're spider eyes! They seem have a really tight-beam retro-reflection that doesn't show up with a handheld flashlight, but mount a light next to your eyes, and man do these eye-shines stand out. Unexpected, but reassuring. I mean, they don't bother me, but they certainly put the hurt on unwanted lawn bugs and especially termites. Good for them! And while I wouldn't call my lawn beautiful by any stretch, it certainly is in many ways a healthy ecosystem.
Anyway, mighty handy light. The backpacking podcast linked above can give you more details. Available in all the usual places.
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