Dan Klarmann’s photos of the cricket in his basement inspired me to grab my camera when I spied a tiny spider in my basement (it was about 4mm in diameter).   My daughter held a flashlight on him/her while I brought my camera within an inch of my subject.   I finally got a clear shot after the spider came to rest on the “ceiling” of a folded pieced of lined paper.  It might be fun to continue building up this collection of photos of critters we find in our basements.  If anyone else adds to this collection, just use the keywords “critters in the basement.”