Backyard and Beyond

Starting out from Brooklyn, an amateur naturalist explores our world.

As John Burroughs said, “The place to observe nature is where you are.”

Back 40 Spiders

Very late spring cleaning in the Back 40 reveals some spiders, as usual. This one had two silky egg cases nearby:

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3 responses to “Back 40 Spiders”

  1. Kayla Saffell

    What kind of spider is she, My 5 year old son and 3 year old niece found one that looks like that with two egg sacks next to her. I’m not afraid of her but I flushed her so the kids would not get bitten. I didn’t know if she was poisonous or not, but not taking my chances.

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    1. mthew

      Not sure what kind of spider either of these are. Most spiders are quite harmless to humans.

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      1. Kayla Saffell

        ok I was just wondering because I love spiders and I really dont like harming them. But you can never be too careful with small children. I know that some will kill an adult fast but a child is a lot smaller and i dont wanna lose either of my babies. Thank you though for commenting back.

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