This European Garden Spider can be found everywhere in the gardenscape. I caught this large female spinning a web around a stink bug that had just flown into its web. I was amazed at how quickly she wrapped the bug into a cacoon.
These spiders can be found from Southern Canada, all across North America, and down into Mexico. They are thought to have originated in Europe and then introduced to N. America.
This spider was much smaller than the one spinning a web. I see them everywhere in my gardens and have to watch out not to disturb the webs. A few years back, I found a nest of babies on one of my plants. There were hundreds of tiny little spiders crawling every which way. It was kind of creepy but beneficial for the garden.
Here is the backside of the spider walking on the siding near the chair I was sitting in. I don't mind spiders as long as they don't walk on me, lol.
On another day this tiny spider was trying to wrap a live beetle which was wiggling to get away. It was putting a web around its leg to keep it from escaping. Mind you, this was happening right next to my chair in the corner of the porch step.
I think it is the same species, perhaps just a younger one. The beetle did manage to escape its grasp and walk away unscathed. The prey was a bit too much for this little guy to handle.
This little creature was on the door casing of the patio door. This is something that I haven't run across before.
I thought how funny its long antennae were compared to its body size. He stayed on the door casing for a long time before hopping off.
One of the regular visitors to the porch is these moths. I find them hiding everywhere on the porch. They must feel protected during the daytime as they blend into the natural wood. This one flew right onto the chair while I was reading my book. Perhaps it wanted some company.
This random post is not my usual type, but I found these photos while cleaning out files. This is a good time of year to clean out the digital overload on the PC and phone before I start taking more pictures to share.
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Spiders are fascinating to see, many webs in our garden currently.
Grass hopper has a different look, almost similar to our Katydids that are related to Crickets.
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I don't mind the spiders as long as they respect my space, lol.
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Very nice photos of this tiny creature!
Spiders, and little creatures always seem to come around me while I am relaxing on the porch.
They knew you are friendly and harmless!
Fascinating Nature, being able to sit and observe these beauties is really beautiful.
Absolutely amazing spiders, big and nasty in their own little world. I have a bathroom spider, he has lived in my bathroom for many years. Grateful that he doesn't run away. Every now and then I see him, when I sit on the throne. My Norwegian Forest Cat tries to peck at him, she seems scared..
That is pretty cool! I have two daddy long-leg spiders in one of my bathrooms and they just hang out all the time.
They say if you have spiders in your house, it's a healthy house!!
I remember the old days when I played spiders with my friends. We had plenty of them and even bought from people who caught them at night. 😄
Wow, that is an interesting story about the spiders. I like them, just as long as they keep a distance. ;-)
I know of a country where people are fond of catching different kinds of spiders and treating them like fighting roosters. They make the spiders fight against each other until one emerges victorious. =)
Geeze, that is not a very nice to do with the spiders. Yet, people do like to make sport of everything, don't they?
Yes, correct. =)
Cool spider photos. I'm afraid cleaning out photos never happens here. I don't save all I take, just the best ones. But they serve as memory, so...
I have to take time to get rid of photos from time to time. I tend to keep too many and try to sift through them all. I keep the ones that mean a lot on memory sticks to protect them. I had a PC crash one time and I lost a ton of photos that could not be recovered. Learned lesson, now I try to keep up with it a few times a year.
Mine are backed up every day on an external hard drive, along with my posts. Tom put in a giant hard drive when he made the new computer, so it will be a while before it becomes an issue, I hope…
Awesome, then all your photos are safe and secure.