I see two insects. A small cricket nymph and a possible Psocid on stalk?? I believe the mushroom to be a bolete.
Bill
HNY

Hey, if you get bitten, will you post shots? All in the interest of science and photography, of course.😀
On second thought, I wouldn't wish that on anyone.🤔
Do you see webs? They are a ragtag jumble, similar to the Theridids I understand.
Ridding your shed would not work(except for a short time) because nature abhors a vaccuum.
A few old aquariums and some close fitting screen tops would provide you with ready subjects. If kept in the shed, escapees no problem, and as I don't think your wife enters often, no problems there. I owe a lot to my 'bug zoos' for insights into insect behavior. Kept my sons (two) occupied, too, when they were young. They are both now near 50. They still talk about it.
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL, AND MANY MORE!!!
Bill

I mentioned this before. The black widow is a common spider here in Maryland. It is rarely seen because it IS reclusive, just like Loxocelles. The L.r. is from E. Texas. Incedence of bites low,even if on the rise. The ones that make the news are usually displaced by man.Those wheel bugs are common in fall, but rarely do you hear of a bite. And they are nasty. Clearly shot, ID jumps right out.
Bill

I looked on your flicker site. I recommend it highly to others here. Gorgeous, varied. The Martin (weasel) is choice.
Bill

Linda, that pearl necklace is just like mine.

Intermission.
Goes without saying, beautiful. Never saw these beetles in this way before now. Notice the mites on the other? You can see legs, I think. See if you can get in on the mites on the one on right, please.
I would think that mites are on most specimens of this beetle. I have seem many examples. Mites being common and the beetle being colonial make for perfect conditions for the mites.
Keep eyes peeled for pseudoscorpions. They hibernate as adults. They like close fitting moist bark, not too far along in rotting. More on standing dead trees. They feed on springtails and the like. Four mm long is a big one, so look close. A hi intensity LED tactical flashlight may be of help. Most under bark and leaf mold dwellers are negatively phototropic and try to hide, movement gives them away.
Intermission over.
Nite, Gary.
Bill

Check eBay NOW!!!! Looks like some nice deals available.
You can find a 75-300mm kit lens, sometimes new, for another $100 or less.
Enjoy your new hobby. Look at inexpensive ways to shoot macro in macro section.
Bill

And so as not to be wasteful, even give them to the wife when done. Just don't tell why you realy bought them.😀
Bill

Right about bite. I was about ten or so. One I was holding bit me in palm of R hand. A weepy, necrotic open pit looking sore that took a couple of weeks to heal was the result. They kill the largest wasps, preying mantids, and anything else comes their way. And they have an organ that will protrude from anus when threatened that is similar to swallowtail larva defense organs. Correct about being beneficial. Common, the nymphs look nothing like the adults.
Bill

Many insects have this problem. Remember how little fleas have littler fleas upon there backs to bite them- - -??
They are mites. Scarabs, Cerambicids and others have them. Sometimes they are hitching a ride (phoresy). Daddy long legs, bees, flies, beetles and others are used. On the daddy longlegs they are seen as a large red object on the legs. Others are parasitic, as here. They puncture the membrane and drink body fluids. I had a specimen of Monochamus titillator that had the whole pronotum covered with mites. Gave it a confusing pebbly appearance. They were attached by a short silk tether.
I had a book, Mites of Moths and Butterflies by Asher Treat. More strangeness. An example: in some moth species, the ears are in the femurs of one pair of legs. Mites will somehow NOT get in both ears. To do so would deprive the moth of the ability to avoid a hungry bat's echolocation.
The more you read, the stranger this all seems.

Thank you. Now I am leaning toward Philodromus sp. That is as far as I get without going on line.
This macro is up there when a friend and I were seeing who could pin the smallest specimen. I won with a minutin pinned leaf mining moth from a locust tree. Used two slides side by side with a mm between them on foam board as a spreader, and a lot of patience.
Bill

That's it. Must start learning the MPE I bought.
I got close to Mark in genera possibilities.I would add Philodromus to the list. BUT for the life of me I see only six eyes.The body and face suggest an active sight Hunter. Did you notice if there were paired spiracles on the first abdominal segments, either side of the epigynum? That's a clue.

Sometime back someone mentioned the hood for the MPE65. I looked, saw the price, and then I made one. See pictures and post later in general photo section.
Night. Bill

And the little plastic dodads on some Christmas lights. Cure for sleepwalking.
Good holiday, good cheer, good food and good beer.
Or a rose, goes with glazed ham, yams, corn and bread.
Making sure that my guests all get fed.
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!!!

I walk around barefoot often. Gumb ball is a lot better than I call them when I step on one😀.

Sir, I am not the seller. I only offered a free plate. Go to beginning of post.
Bill