Large or Small


And Iโ€™m referring to the photo, not the subject of it. Oh: Warning: This post contains spiders!

This photo was taken a few years ago, when, for a couple of weeks or so, hundreds of these critters hung in their webs from wherever they could find. They were everywhere. Hundreds of them, wherever you looked. The atmosphere was very strange as well, as I recall. Then they all vanished as quickly as they arrived.

17 responses to “Large or Small”

  1. jenanita01 avatar

    I like spiders, they do a great job keeping the other nasty insect population down, just wish they didn’t need to do it inside my house!

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    1. Tom avatar

      I like spiders too, Jenanita, inside or out… when I know they’re there! If they creep up on me, well, I have been known to leap out of my skin on occasion! ๐Ÿคฃ

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  2. Chris Hall avatar

    I don’t mind a spider, and this looks rather attractive. I had one in the garden which looked rather like a yellow and black Licorice Allsort and about the same size. I was sorry when she disappeared.

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    1. Tom avatar

      Some are lovely to look at, Chris. I’ve never seen a Licorice Allsort one though!

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  3. prenin avatar

    Looks like a female Garden spider. ๐Ÿ™‚ โค

    I have wolf spiders in my home and the occasional daddy long legs, but given the chance they eat each other! ๐Ÿ™‚ โค

    Blessed Be!

    Prenin.

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    1. Tom avatar

      It/they were all in the garden, Prenin, so you’re probably right. Those wolf spiders are big things, aren’t they?

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      1. prenin avatar

        Most of the wolf spiders I see are the young ones as they are small enough to get through the air vents. ๐Ÿ™‚ โค

        Fun Fact: When two female wolf spiders meet, the babies they carry climb off, the adults fight and then both lots of baby spiders climb back onto the winner. ๐Ÿ™‚ โค

        Blessed Be my friend! ๐Ÿ™‚ โค

        Prenin.

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        1. Tom avatar

          Fascinating fact, Prenin. They are a fascinating species when you stop and look.

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  4. Sue Dreamwalker avatar

    You should see the spiders webs in the early morning dew between the raspberries…. There webs alone are a fete of great engineering..
    And they are mainly a gardeners friend… Though I have had one or two nasty bites now and again as I unwittingly disturb them.
    Wolf Spiders though can grow huge, and while I over came my childhood fear of them, even I give them space.. ๐Ÿ™‚
    I remember talking to a fellow allotmenteer.. a lady as I saw something move near her foot.. A wolf spider crawled over her shoe…. I dare not tell her in case she panicked.. It crawled away into the grass…. I had one hidden in my Strawberry patch too, so made sure I had my garden gloves on when I picked in there…. ๐Ÿ™‚ ๐Ÿ•ท๐Ÿ•ท๐Ÿ•ท๐Ÿ™

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    1. Tom avatar

      I like seeing spider’s webs ๐Ÿ•ธ in the cold mornings, Sue, when they look perfectly made. They are intricately designed. The wolf spiders can startle you just a bit!

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      1. Sue Dreamwalker avatar

        Just a bit Tom… ๐Ÿ™‚

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        1. Tom avatar

          ๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜‰

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  5. Diane Henders avatar

    A very colourful critter!

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    1. Tom avatar

      And very relaxed too, Diane.

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  6. BeckyB avatar

    I didn’t need teddy!!

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    1. Tom avatar

      Well, that’s a good thing! Better being prepared, Becky.

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      1. BeckyB avatar

        Girl scout!

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