800 little babies!
There is gonna be a lot of little spiders in this post. So if you have something against them - you have been warned :)
But... just have a look how adorable they are!!
Araneus diadematus
Also called a European garden spider and can is quite common in Europe and North America. I don't have any photograph pf a grown up one, so lets enjoy the hundreds of little yellow babies.
The mom spider will lay eggs in the late summer and will cover them with a thick, silky spiderweb layer. She will die soon after leaving the cocoon to do the rest.
The eggs will stay in a cocoon like that until the next year and in spring they will finally emerge. There can be from 300 to 800 eggs in one cocoon.
The babies will stay all together for a while and this is what you see on the photos. When they grow up a bit they will all go their own way.
After about 2 years they are ready to repeat the cycle. I have seen the mature spiders around. They create large, typical, spiderwebs between branches and sticks. We have many boxwoods round the house and they seem to love it there. Thick bush give them enough protection I guess, but also enough little sticks to attach the web to. Obviously they will feed on any insect they can catch.
I found this bunch on a pot plant. I noticed them only because I accidently moved it and they dispersed like crazy in all directions. Few days later they were all gone. I could only spot single babies on all the plants around.
No, I did not spray them with water. It was raining earlier that day ;)
Spider song as a bonus today:
The Cure - Lullaby
year 1989
Shot with Nikon D5500 + Sigma 105mm lens
All photos and text are my own.
I believe you no bottle was involved. awesome captures. I know they are tiny, and this plot is not an easy task to capture. cheers!
Thanks a lot! :)
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Great shots 👍👍
Such lovely little creatures ☺
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While they are little :P
Thanks a lot :)
Wow! These are amazing little creatures! Nice catch! I would normally not see such tiny things! Need macro lens on my glasses! LoL
Hahaha you would see them... they would spread all over your plants in no time. :)
Spiders.... no adorable !
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Incredible shot of the miracle of life. Spiders are amazing creatures. If I had studied Biology. I'd have specialized in Arachnology for sure. So far the only spiders I see from time to time are the ones that appears in my bathroom for no reason. Maybe I should take a picture of them, but I worry for them and get them out of the house before my mom goes into a killing mood.
These have a wonderful combination of colors. I think the dew drops add to the value of the picture. Nice one!
Shoot them!! Before mom see it :p
Yeaa... I like the yellow on them too.
Thanks a lot!
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ppps. suddenly: a bite heading came in to my mind. "Supermama - 800 babies" ;)
ahahaha
It reminds me... some spirer mums will carry their babies on their backs and let the babies eat her alive before they leave the nest.
https://twitter.com/Bhattg18/status/1331064056975749121
Loved these amazing photos!
I am glad you did :))
I must admit this makes me scared a bit hahaha
Hahah sorry :P
Great shots!!
Did you count them all ? ;)
Haha oh no... wayyyy to many to count :p
I keep wanting to learn to love spiders so watch YouTube videos of tarantula pets lol still a work in progress
Start from Jumping spiders. They are the cutest :)
800 little nightmare babies :)
Superb and as always quite remarkable photos! Top skills 👍
These photos; I oddly enough enjoyed looking at, even though spiders are way down on my 'let-me-have-look-at-you' list :)
Hahaha just cause they are tiny and will not craw all over you :p
So many...
Fansatically
Thanks!
Imagine they all grow up... army of spiders!! :D
That's cool :)
Fantastic shots!
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After all they are spiders!! That's why I can't think they're adorable! :D
awww come on..
just look at that and say it ain't cute :p
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OK I agree! It looks really cute! 😝 I never thought I'd call the spider cute someday! 😂
Jumping Spiders are the best!! :D
Super!!!
You are lucky that you managed to take these wonderful photos!
These babies are so cute!
Thanks you! They are super cute indeed :)