Tiny spiders.
 

I'v got loads of tiny spiders, about 2-3 mm across, don't appear to be
red, colonizing the chains of my hanging basket. The vegetative
growth doesn't appear to be affected, as yet. Should I be worried?

Glenys

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Tiny spiders.
 

In article , Juggs
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I'v got loads of tiny spiders, about 2-3 mm across, don't appear to be
red, colonizing the chains of my hanging basket. The vegetative
growth doesn't appear to be affected, as yet. Should I be worried?

Doubt it. Sounds like a nest of baby spiders has just hatched.
Far too big to be red spider (which however are usually pale brown).

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Kay Easton

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http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm

Tiny spiders.
 

On Sun, 16 May 2004 11:09:13 +0100, Kay Easton
wrote:

I'v got loads of tiny spiders, about 2-3 mm across, don't appear to be
red, colonizing the chains of my hanging basket. The vegetative
growth doesn't appear to be affected, as yet. Should I be worried?

Doubt it. Sounds like a nest of baby spiders has just hatched.
Far too big to be red spider (which however are usually pale brown).

Ta. That makes sense (although these are light brown), I think the
web must have been spun by the mum

Glenys
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When our schools started teaching the leftist concept of 'provable causal relationships',
Communism gained the upper hand in Vietnam. I think there is a lesson to be learned from that.

Tiny spiders.
 

"Juggs" wrote in message
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I'v got loads of tiny spiders, about 2-3 mm across, don't appear to be
red, colonizing the chains of my hanging basket. The vegetative
growth doesn't appear to be affected, as yet. Should I be worried?

Glenys


Not if they look like our spider babies. They colonised the junk I had
cleared out of the shed ready for the binmen. Now I can't throw it away till
they've gone. Still, they're interesting. If I touch the web they all spread
out looking for the food/mum or whatever. Check out the spider babies here -

http://ourallotment.mysite.freeserve.com/
Misc photos.


Steve