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Camping out for Incy photo's

Incy Wincy is a very shy spider - since going into his larger enclosure I pretty much never see him. He spends the majority of his time hiding under his bark hide, and when he is out and about he will scurry away as soon as he sees any movement. He is the complete opposite personality type to Big Spood. I do try to get photographs - these are usually blurry photos of a spider with the lights off so that I don't disturb him, and I often suspect that there are clearer photos of the Loch Ness moster than there are of my largest spider. But I still try:
He's made quite an impressive canyon in his enclosure, having dug right down to the bottom of the plastic. I am sure that he's trying to make a break for freedom, as he likes to pile the excess dirt up at the sides, almost like a step ladder out of his enclosure... Big Spood does the same thing, actually, so maybe they're conspiring to escape...? I've managed to get some photos of him while he's chilling in his canyon, including this wonderfully detailed photograph of....his butt.
Whilst trying to get some nice photos of him, I've been debating his name. I think he'll forever be Incy to me, in all honesty, but I can't help but wonder whether he ought to have been called Aragog instead. He is starting to give me Aragog vibes with his ginger-brown colouring and the way he sits in his hollow waiting for Harry Potter to stumble across him and be offered up to his many hungry children....
One thing I have been able to say for certain due to my hours of sitting in front of his enclosure hoping for a sighting... Big Spood is NOT the only one of my tarantulas to do the Happy Dance when she gets fed - Incy does it as well, although he does it in the safety and comfort of his burrow. As soon as I am able to get a photo that you can actually see, I'll upload it. In the meantime, this blurry pictures of an almost-tarantula will have to do. Thanks Incy!
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