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Posted: 26 Apr 2024

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A Cluster of Baby Spiders

A Cluster of Baby Spiders
My wife spotted these on Wednesday evening clustered on the vertical side of our garden waste wheely-bin.

I quickly grabbed my macro gear and got a few shots. If you view this one large, you'll see that they're held against the bin by a fine web which stops them from falling off. It must be stronger than it looks because they are still there today. I'm really surprised the birds haven't found them yet..!!

trester88, Berny, Fred Fouarge, Frans Schols and 22 other people have particularly liked this photo

37 comments - The latest ones
 Amelia
Amelia club
I love these groups of spiderlings. If you touch the group lightly, they all scatter outwards in different directions and then regroup.
11 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Amelia club
You're obviously familiar with these annual "gatherings" Amelia...........I think they're really fascinating.

Glad you like the photo...........and thanks for your visit and comments.
11 months ago.
 Guydel
Guydel club
Peut-être pas comestibles !!! Amitiés !
11 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Guydel club
Not for us maybe............but the birds love them!
11 months ago.
 Mikus
Mikus club
Sehr krabbelndes Fundstück. Ein sehr interessantes Motiv. Sehr schön eingefangen, Keith.
11 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Mikus club
Thanks Mikus............glad you found it interesting!
11 months ago.
 TOZ
TOZ club
Wow Keith what a find excellent shot lots of detail when viewed large then enlarged nice one.
Have a good weekend.
TOZ
11 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to TOZ club
Thanks for taking the trouble to view large TOZ............and glad you liked the photo!
11 months ago.
 aNNa schramm
aNNa schramm club
;-)))))) I saw something like this 0n the light from a motorcycle between a pile of wood on the wall
11 months ago.
aNNa schramm club has added
look at my pictures :-)))
www.ipernity.com/doc/anna.schramm/52433504
11 months ago. Edited 11 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to aNNa schramm club
I've just seen your photos aNNa, which are superb...........thank you for sharing them with me!
11 months ago.
 Günter Klaus
Günter Klaus club
Wow,welch grandiose Entdeckung zeigst du lieber Keith,das denke ich ich,dass du gleich nach deiner Kamera gegriffen hast,das ist ja ein tolles Naturschauspiel,da hast du auch gleich eine tolle Aufnahme gemmacht lieber Keith,auf den ersten Blick glaubte ich,du hast eine gelbe Perlenkette deiner Frau zerlegt,hahahaha:))

Wünsche noch einen schönen Nachmittag,liebe Grüße Güni :))
11 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Günter Klaus club
I normally find at least one of these clusters in my garden every year............but not usually on the waste bins.........they're normally much better hidden away.

I'm pleased you like my photo Güni..............praise for my macro shots coming from you always makes me happy!

I'm not sure my wife wanted to get close enough to make me a necklace :-)))
11 months ago.
 Don Sutherland
Don Sutherland club
Marvelous capture.
11 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Don Sutherland club
Thanks very much Don!
11 months ago.
 Ulrich John
Ulrich John club
That’s really an interesting find, Keith !
11 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Ulrich John club
I'm glad you found it so Ulrich...........many thanks!
11 months ago.
 Roger (Grisly)
Roger (Grisly) club
A superb capture, especially viewed large Keith.
Nature is such a wonderful thing, however, the side of a bin may prove to be a problem later!.
Interested to know how they progress.
11 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Roger (Grisly) club
Glad you like this one Roger...........I normally get at least one shot of spiderlings a year in the garden, but this is the first one on a wheely bin.

I checked this morning and most of them have disappeared........we had a lot of heavy rain last night, so it's possible they were swept away.

Thanks for your kind comments.
11 months ago.
 Typo93
Typo93 club
Cute babies!
11 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Typo93 club
I think so as well Typo.............but many don't :-)))
11 months ago.
 Annemarie
Annemarie club
Great find!
11 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Annemarie club
Thanks Annemarie.
11 months ago.
 Eunice Perkins
Eunice Perkins club
Fantastic find! Enough to form a swarm!
11 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Eunice Perkins club
Thanks Eunice..........glad you like them. The official name for a gathering of spiders (in this country at least) is actually what I used in the title......a "cluster", but "swarm" seems pretty appropriate too!
11 months ago.
 Xata
Xata club
Hatched, will the spider take them on her back? Don't know if all spider species do it, but it is a lovely nursery there !
11 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Xata club
These have already hatched Isabel............I. think the eggs are carried between the back pair of legs, but once they're laid the mother doesn't stay around.
11 months ago.
Xata club has replied to Keith Burton club
Maybe depending on the species…
11 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Xata club
These are the Common Garden Spider (Araneus diadematus).
11 months ago.
 William Sutherland
William Sutherland club
Incredible capture!
11 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to William Sutherland club
Thank you very much William..........much appreciated.
11 months ago.
 Colin Ashcroft
Colin Ashcroft club
This is fascinating to see and I think we need progress reports. they look like many a garden birds dinner
11 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Colin Ashcroft club
Glad you think so Colin. Sadly most of them have disappeared we've had some heavy rain over the last two night and the side of a wheely bin is not the most sheltered spot.
11 months ago.
 Stephan Fey
Stephan Fey club
Wow!
11 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Stephan Fey club
Thanks Stephan..!!
11 months ago.
 trester88
trester88 club
Eine Großfamilie von ganz kleinen Spinnen.
Das ist eine großartige Entdeckung und du hast diese winzigen Spinnen mit erstaunlich guten Details fotografiert! Ich beneide dich um diese Aufnahme, denn mir ist bisher keine solche Aufnahme gelungen.
11 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to trester88 club
I usually find several of these little gatherings each year, but this was my first this year..........and the only one so far. I think the spiders have been troubled by the unusually wet weather as I've hardly seen any in the garden.

Glad you like this photo though............and thanks for your visit and comments.
10 months ago.

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