Little Black Spider by GlassJet, on FlickrHook: Black, #12. Silk: Pearsall's brown, well waxed with cobblers' wax. Abdomen: Mole, sparsely dubbed into split thread and twisted. wound in open turns down the body. Rib: Silver wire, wound in between open turns. Thorax: Blend of Argentinian hare's ear dyed black, black seal's fur and a touch of claret seal's fur. Hackle: Sumatra soft feather cock.
I have no idea what that hook is, other than it is black. I thought it was a Tiemco 103 BL, which I do have in, but just checked and it isn't. It just turned up, this hook, attached to a small magnet I have on the pedestal of my vice. No idea where from, but been saving it and thought it time I used it!
It looks like a Grip - does anyone know? But I don't have that style... think it must have fallen out of some stuff people send me from time to time.
Called Callie's Spider after my friend who is good enough to put me up on her farm from time to time. And she wears black a lot. She also breeds - or bred - various exotic chickens, and has given me a lot of beautiful feathers to play with over the last few years, including these sumatra, which are superb.
Unfortunately, almost all her stock was wiped out by mink.
And that was some stock. If you think I have a grudge against dem pesky mink, you would be right. 
I'm like Elmer Fudd in Bugs Bunny when I'm over there! Andrew.
The polecat (another name for them), even squrted my dog twice. About the time he was getting less aromatic he was sprayed again. He's not so bad right now, unless he gets damp...