Get ready for Halloween with this giant spider

We often show creatures that live among us in our city, but today's is a first -- a giant spider.

Donna Shernicoff sent us this shot of a spider in its web between trees and bushes along Menifee Road. "The spider was about the size of a quarter, with a very round abdomen," she said. "The web was about 4 feet by 6 feet, and attached from the trees to the bushes. I walk up Menifee hill three times a week, and today was the first time I have seen it."

Donna is now eligible for the Photo of the Month award in our "Menifee in Pictures" contest.

"Menifee in Pictures" is a regular feature on Menifee 24/7. Readers are invited to contribute photos for publication. Email your photo as a .jpg file to menifee247info@gmail.com and selected photos will be published, along with your name as the photographer. Please include your full name on the submission and any explanation about where and when the photo was taken. If your photo is selected from among those published as the photo of the month, you will win a $25 gift certificate from Giovanni's Pizza Pasta and More, located at 26900 Newport Road in Menifee.