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Scary Spiders on The Allotment

NewBoy2NewBoy2 Posts: 1,813
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Found one of these on a mint plant attached to a bee which I liberated.

Orrible looking thing !!

Everyone is just trying to be Happy.....So lets help Them.
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  • Tray14Tray14 Posts: 210

    Eeewww yucky ??

  • Ladybird4Ladybird4 Posts: 37,905

    That is a beautiful Goldenrod Crab spider image

    Cacoethes: An irresistible urge to do something inadvisable
  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445

    get a grip, it's all part of life's rich tapestry



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445

    beautiful spider deprived of lunchimage



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • NewBoy2NewBoy2 Posts: 1,813

    I was intrigued by it as all the other spiders run away and hide and this one gripped the stem of the mint and I had to cut the steam and carefully liberate it as well but this time into the safety of the hedge.

    I was not sure if it was predatory to bees as I have a bee hotel nearby.

    Yes it is all part of life and beautiful in its own right Ladybird and Nut

    Another beautiful sight was watching our allotment sparrow hawk launch itself from a tall tree and disappear to get its breakfast further down the plots...amazing

    Everyone is just trying to be Happy.....So lets help Them.
  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445

    spiders eat insects, bees are insects. There's a lot of life out there. We may not like to see what in our view is a 'goodie' being eaten by a 'baddie' but without that balance of eat and be eaten we'd soon run out of life.



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • NewBoy2NewBoy2 Posts: 1,813

    Good point nutcutlet and I will bear that in mind in future

    Everyone is just trying to be Happy.....So lets help Them.
  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445

    image



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • BLTBLT Posts: 525

    I had a huge Bird Eating Spider sitting in the palm of my hand once.. It Was warm and fuzzy and it trembled with fear, guess I am a bit of a mouthful more than a bird :lol: I was in the caribean at the time...

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  • RainbowfishRainbowfish Posts: 276

    I didn't quite realise how many different spiders there were in the UK nor how many spiders pretending to be flowers until I got my garden. I think there are quite a few missing from september's magazine.

    Was expecting to see something like a false widow. Super paranoid about finding them in my house, garden or shed.

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