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 ^club

I love these groups of spiderlings. If you touch the group lightly, they all scatter outwards in different directions and then regroup.

5 weeks 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.

4 weeks ago.

Guydel ^club

Peut-être pas comestibles !!! Amitiés !

4 weeks ago.

Keith Burton ^club has replied to Guydel ^club

Not for us maybe............but the birds love them!

4 weeks ago.

Mikus ^club

Sehr krabbelndes Fundstück. Ein sehr interessantes Motiv. Sehr schön eingefangen, Keith.

4 weeks ago.

Keith Burton ^club has replied to Mikus ^club

Thanks Mikus............glad you found it interesting!

4 weeks ago.

TOZ ^club

Wow Keith what a find excellent shot lots of detail when viewed large then enlarged nice one.
Have a good weekend.
TOZ

4 weeks ago.

Keith Burton ^club has replied to TOZ ^club

Thanks for taking the trouble to view large TOZ............and glad you liked the photo!

4 weeks ago.

aNNa schramm ^club

;-)))))) I saw something like this 0n the light from a motorcycle between a pile of wood on the wall

4 weeks ago.

aNNa schramm ^club has added

look at my pictures :-)))
www.ipernity.com/doc/anna.schramm/52433504

4 weeks ago. Edited 4 weeks 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!

4 weeks ago.

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 :))

4 weeks 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 :-)))

4 weeks ago.

Don Sutherland ^club

Marvelous capture.

4 weeks ago.

Keith Burton ^club has replied to Don Sutherland ^club

Thanks very much Don!

4 weeks ago.

Ulrich John ^club

That’s really an interesting find, Keith !

4 weeks ago.

Keith Burton ^club has replied to Ulrich John ^club

I'm glad you found it so Ulrich...........many thanks!

4 weeks ago.

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.

4 weeks 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.

4 weeks ago.

Typo93 ^club

Cute babies!

4 weeks ago.

Keith Burton ^club has replied to Typo93 ^club

I think so as well Typo.............but many don't :-)))

4 weeks ago.

Annemarie ^club

Great find!

4 weeks ago.

Keith Burton ^club has replied to Annemarie ^club

Thanks Annemarie.

4 weeks ago.

Eunice Perkins ^club

Fantastic find! Enough to form a swarm!

4 weeks 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!

4 weeks ago.

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 !

4 weeks 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.

4 weeks ago.

Xata ^club has replied to Keith Burton ^club

Maybe depending on the species…

4 weeks ago.

Keith Burton ^club has replied to Xata ^club

These are the Common Garden Spider (Araneus diadematus).

4 weeks ago.

William Sutherland ^club

Incredible capture!

4 weeks ago.

Keith Burton ^club has replied to William Sutherland ^club

Thank you very much William..........much appreciated.

4 weeks ago.

Colin Ashcroft ^club

This is fascinating to see and I think we need progress reports. they look like many a garden birds dinner

4 weeks 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.

4 weeks ago.

Stephan Fey ^club

Wow!

3 weeks ago.

Keith Burton ^club has replied to Stephan Fey ^club

Thanks Stephan..!!

3 weeks ago.

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.

6 days 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.

5 days ago.

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