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10-06-2009, 03:18 PM
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| | | Spiderlings!!!
Awwww... aren't they cute!   
Just found them outside my back door in a densly packed ball. Touched the web by mistake to take the photo (had to get in close and knocked it with the lens  lol!) and they all exploded outwards along the silk  No sign of a parent, so I presume they're on their own now?
What are they  Thankies! 
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10-06-2009, 03:31 PM
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I did exactly that on Monday...
They were in my lavender outside my back door..   |
10-06-2009, 03:34 PM
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So I'm not the only clumsy one then lol!
Wish I had my Olympus as it does great macro but it's at my boyfriends so had to slum it with my Panasonic!
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10-06-2009, 04:53 PM
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They are spiderlings of Araneus diadematus - the garden cross spider.
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10-06-2009, 05:04 PM
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10-06-2009, 05:06 PM
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10-06-2009, 05:52 PM
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i have 2 groups of spiderlings on my patio doors. they are a kind of yellow with a thick black stripe going lenghtways.
when ive sussed out how,im going to post some macro shots 1:1 scale lol |
10-06-2009, 06:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Venger They are spiderlings of Araneus diadematus - the garden cross spider. | Thanks Venger So love baby spiders... they're so diddy!
So am I right in thinking that they're on there own now - no parental care? I want to keep an eye on them and make sure they make into the world unscathed - tho having said that it's chucking it down atm and they're getting wet!!! How long will it be before they leave the safety of the silk nest??
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10-06-2009, 09:19 PM
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Yes, the females generally die in the first frosts.
These guys will stay in a ball for a couple of moults then they'll spread out as they'll start to prey on each other.
Many won't survive, and only a few will reach adulthood.
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10-06-2009, 09:32 PM
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If you blow on them very gently, they move out of the ball. Stop blowing, they move back in.
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