30 May 2008

Babies in My Garden

While working in my garden, I spotted this nest of something. What, I did not know. So I took a closer look.

Could it be?? Spiders? A nest of baby spiders?

I went running for my camera and after enlarging the frames I could see that yes, there were dozens of little spiders . . . not much bigger than the size of a pin head.



All welcome in my garden.

26 Gardeners share a thought:

Cheryl said...

Beautiful Becky....the gardeners delight, lovely little spiders. They will get rid of some nasty insects.
Stunning photography.

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Cheryl said...

Wooooops sorry Becky you have a duplicate, silly me.

Andrea said...

Thanks for stopping by and I am happy you enjoyed your visit. The photo of the spiders is a great shot! Andrea

Wendy said...

Wow - what a good pic. Those spiders look so little and so squiggley. It will be fun to watch them grow!

Nance said...

My, oh my! How cute! i don't mind spiders, they eat some bugs and mosquitoes.

This photo is almost good to enter in a photo contest, Becky ... hmmm? a very nice shot! :)

Debbie said...

Great picture, Becky. I am not a big spider fan, but I realize their value in the garden and do find them facinating. They just better not set foot in my house!

Jeanette said...

Gday Becky.. Great close up pic. but sorry to say after i took photo i would have to get rid of them. we have redbacks very poisonous here so the only good spider to me is a dead spider,,

Tara said...

Hi Becky

Yucky but gorgeous at the same time!! Are you running a spider school in your yard? (hee-hee!)

this is my patch said...

What an amazing spectacle. How large will these baby spiderlings get? They can stay if they don't get too big! x

Becky said...

Those babies are about
the size of this
---> *

Naturegirl said...

Isn't Spring just wonderful bursting with new life!! Great capture with your camera Becky! Happy Springtime!

Sandra said...

EEEEEKKKK!

JeannieTheDreamer said...

Yikes! Fine with me for as long as they keep out of the house ... :)

May your days be pleasant and filled with peace and beauty..

Jeannie

clairesgarden said...

what a fabulous picture!

gardenpath said...

Neat! I am going to keep my eye out for spider babies.

Border Reiver said...

great blog, stumbled across you from wildlife gardeners blog. love the sunflower and bee too in a previous posting. Regards BR

Surya said...

hi...
nice blog..
good story and picture of spider's babies...

a friend said...

Hi Becky,
Wow, amazing!

Thanks again for the wildflower seeds. I finally planted some.

A wildlife gardener said...

Hello again, dear Becky :) I have been busy looking after elderly relatives and therefore unable to do any blogging over tha past few weeks. However, I have new updates on three of my blogs, so you can read the latest story of the garden, or view my garden photo blog, or look at my latest silk paintings :)

The tiny little spiders are absolute treasures, and your photography is wonderfully precise. I remember an experience of seeing a nest such as yours.

It was on the corner of my washing line. I didn't want to disturb them but as I was hanging out the washing the rope obviously had tension on it and suddenly the little spiders 'flew' out of the nest on one long strand of silk and blew in the breeze and attached themselves to the nearest post of the fence. It was awesome, so I can relate to your feelings of excitement :)

A wildlife gardener said...

Hi again, dear Becky :) Hope you are well and enjoying the summer gardening season :) Thanks for commenting on my blog :)

Debbie said...

Hi Becky!
I have missed you posting. I hope all is well and you are just very busy! Hope to see you posting again soon.

JeannieTheDreamer said...

Hi Becky... oh Becky! you must be wondering what's up with me. I haven't used the teatime cookbook, haven't planted the herbs. Life happened, still is happening, BUT. When the sun comes out, I will start planting again.

Love,
Jeannie

A wildlife gardener said...

Hi, Becky, I hope you are having a wonderful summer with lots of love and hugs, WG xxx

Amanda said...

Wow what an amazing photo! Your blog is so lovely - thanks for sharing your garden with us!

primrozie said...

Wow! what a picture! I stay away from spiders, but they're welcomed in my garden also. They do us a favor and we're all here for a reason.