Baby Spiders Nest

A golfball size nest very open in the garden. Blew on the nest and spiders scattered then gathered back into a ball.
The spider is called a Garden Orb-Web (Araneus Diadematus.) A common spider which can lay upto 900 eggs in the Autumn.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• spider
• spiders
• nest
• wildlife
• web
• orb-web
• garden
• araneus
• diadematus

[RocketSteve1]

That's excellent. Good to know my humble effort has been useful and educational too. Would be great to see the photos. Yesterday in the garden I saw the first few baby (small) spiders making their new webs.

[RocketSteve1]

Although the spiders are very common and awhile ago I saw one shedding its skin (didn't know they did this) I have only ever seen the one nest. I have seen some heavily pregnant spiders though hanging around in their webs.

I only just discovered the spiders name: It took a dose of tonsilitis and visit to the doctors to find that out (thanks to a BBC gardening magazine)

[RocketSteve1]

Nice to have comment(s) that don't involve kiling the little beasties... :)

I recently saw a 'parent' version of one of these shedding its skin, mainly legs. I tried video capturing it but it didn't come out well enough to post here :(

[NotShivShank]

BURN IT WITH FIRE!

[ImEpicToast]

NOPE. NOPE. NONE OF THAT. I'LL BE HAVING NONE OF THIS THANK YOU.

[AngryOvari]

if all else fails,use a shovel

[Zkenrzttan]

Araneus Diadematus!!! i wouldve flamer'd that nest!

[hoodedfiend1]

I felt them creep down my spine after you blew at them. *shudders*

[Shmeepazoid]

sssss..... BOOM!

[dangboof]

nature is pretty impressive ;D

[sheissuchacutegirl]

when I was a kid, there were always at least one of those spider-kindergartens in our backyard :D

and I did the exact same thing until the mother showed up

at that point I ran away and wait until she left the babies alone again :3

firework time! x)

[laylathelezz]

I love it when they do that :D It looks like a firework... I love spiders :3 they are so cool.

[constipationnow]

hairspray + lighter

[inuyashaobsesser101]

That has to be one of the most amazing things I've ever seen.