The human eye really isn’t designed to notice things like this. I certainly didn’t at first, not until I was up close, clipping off of few dead Gregg’s Mistflower stems here and there. Even then, at first I thought it was just plant bits caught in an old web. That is, I did… until the plant bits started to move.
Babies! Could these be the young of my resident Argiope spider, who made her happy home in my Gregg’s Mistflower ?
To quote Hannibal Lecter, “Closer, please.”
“Clo-ser…”
Little spiders, the world is more interesting with you in it.
Good spot – looks like some dead plant material from afar. Let the consuming of pests begin!
Oh my, so many little spiders! Neat!
This is so cool! And boy, is this ever a good excuse not to tidy things up too much!
Linda, you are brilliant!
You’ve a good eye – I thought at first they were little seeds caught in a cobweb.
Oh dear. I’m not sure if I like this or not. I like spiders…I mean, they’re clean and good hunters but they give me the willies when I see them like this, or a huge one in my garden, unexpectedly. I’m also very allergic, so I’m not fond of them in that sense. Regardless of how I feel about them, this is a great photo!!!
So many little spiders, for so few to survive. What a neat discovery!
Quite a photo! Sort of reminds me of the end of Charlotte’s Web when all the little spiders hatch and Wilbur watches them scatter all over the place. ah, nature…
Great shots! I know I am silly but spiders freak me out. I respect them as having an important role in nature and all… as long as they stay small. ;>)
They are cute when that small — a little nursery of babies. I don’t seem to have the freak-out gene when it comes to spiders — they just fascinate me! And you are right — they are so important in nature.
I like the last one, the close-up shot.
Chubby yellow spiders,
Now staying together.
Sooner or later, dear,
Many will disappear.
Well written, One! May they feast upon many a grasshopper.
Interesting! I was under the impression that they over-wintered and would emerge in the spring.