What She Left Behind / myLot

United States

October 24, 2016 7:18pm CST

You may remember my yellow and black garden spider that was on one of my shepherd's hooks at my house. I told you that she would die when the weather got too cold, but would leave an egg sack to overwinter. My image is what she left behind. She disappeared some time ago. I do not know if it got too cold one night or if something like a large bird ate her. This papery looking egg sack is about as big as those giant jaw breaker candies.

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Jabo

@jaboUK (64346)

• United Kingdom

25 Oct 16

Will you leave it there? I wouldn't fancy having lots of baby spiders around come Spring.

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Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (169406)

• United States

25 Oct 16

I find myself considering moving that egg sack, wondering if it would survive.

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Marsha Cooper

@marsha32 (6631)

• United States

27 Oct 16

And I know you are just going to leave it there.....she was huge!

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Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (169406)

• United States

28 Oct 16

I probably will leave it, unless I get really motivated and get it moved soon. Maybe move the entire hook.

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@Hatley (163772)

• Garden Grove, California

25 Oct 16

that is huge glad thats not anywhere round me I hate all spoiders sine I got bite by a bron recluse and now have a di,mple in my chin he ve nom dissolves flesh and it took six weeks and a lot of antibiotics to heal my chin j

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Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (169406)

• United States

25 Oct 16

I know that brown recluse and wolf spiders are a bit aggressive, but I try to have a live and let live attitude.

changjiangzhibin89

@changjiangzhibin89 (17239)

• China

25 Oct 16

I have heard that spiders make egg sacks with their sticky threads,but never have known what the egg sacks are like.

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Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (169406)

• United States

25 Oct 16

Just as various birds make unique nests, so the spiders have unique egg sacks. Others I have seen have been smaller, white, fluffy balls. I am glad to be able to share this.

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Judy Story

@jstory07 (148720)

• Roseburg, Oregon

25 Oct 16

That is sad that she is gone. Maybe she moved on.

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Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (169406)

• United States

25 Oct 16

Bugs and insects have such short life spans and what I read about her indicated that she would not live through the cold weather.

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susan

@sueznewz2 (10409)

• Alicante, Spain

25 Oct 16

nice of her to leave you a going away present.... if they stay outside that's ok ... I'm surprised that they can survive winter temps in that egg sack though....

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Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (169406)

• United States

26 Oct 16

I guess that is one of the "miracles of nature". I think they are much more insulated than we realize, but I am not going to cut it open to see.

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Jekca

@Jessicalynnt (50523)

• Centralia, Missouri

25 Oct 16

that is indeed a huge egg sack!