Garden Spiders

ChasCreek · #1 (**permalink**) 23-09-2007, 10:03 AM

We seem to be over-run with garden spiders in our garden at the moment. You can't walk down the front path without clawing your way through spiders webs.

Anyway I decided to get a pic one of the garden spiders in the hedge in the back garden and I am really quite pleased with this photograph. I don't have a macro lense as such just the abilty on my on telephoto to go to macro but it doesn't yield great pics (or maybe it's me). Anyway went back to the trusted old Macro setting on my old Fuju S7000 and used a spotting lamp to get the light as it was a pretty dull day and as I say I am quite pleased with this photo of what I believe is a female with her egg sack.

Venger · #2 (**permalink**) 23-09-2007, 10:09 AM

Yup it very common, up until the first frost hits.
It's an Araneus diadematus, usually they will hide there egg sacs in a secluded place and guard them, rather than hold onto them, like say a cellar spider (Pholcus) or wolf spider (Lycosid)

demicav · #3 (**permalink**) 23-09-2007, 10:35 AM

That's a fantastic shot. Know what you mean about webs in the garden, they make me laugh as they're everywhere, even inside the Guinea Pig hutch.

Kayleigh · #4 (**permalink**) 23-09-2007, 03:43 PM

We have these in my greenhouse they seem to overwinter in there. We get lots of babies in spring. I thought they were spider mite as they was so small. Until they grew into very large garden spiders.

Venger · #5 (**permalink**) 23-09-2007, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Kayleigh

We have these in my greenhouse they seem to overwinter in there. We get lots of babies in spring. I thought they were spider mite as they was so small. Until they grew into very large garden spiders.

Then you're lucky, they don't usually survive the winter (they're usually gone after the first frost - in the outdoor world)