Homesteading on 2 Acres – a Girl and her Dogs
Homesteading on 2 acres in a tiny house; a girl, her dogs, and some vegan recipes
A mere 30 feet from where Nakano had made her web i found a female orb weaver nearly identical to her in size and marking and deduced that they must have come from the same egg sac. If they are different sizes i assume they hatched at different times and came from different mothers but …
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Theres been a couple spotted orb weavers hanging out making webs in the chicken pens but this is the first orb weaver that has made a web on the porch this year. It is a golden orb weaver. The light attracts praying mantises at night and the porch finally had to get sprayed with poison …
This is Roma, the first orb weaver of the year on the iron rose homestead. I’ve already warned her to stay away from praying mantis. She was hanging out on the greenhouse door but it did not appear to be a permanent spot for her as she did not construct any webbing. I’ll see if …
Unfortunately it was an absolutely prolific breeding year for the praying mantises. This year’s praying mantises were almost exclusively male so hopefully next year will be a less prolific year for these iron fisted demons but this year it was a full time job killing 5 or 6 praying mantises a day just in the …
This is Torvi. She is the first orb weaver to show up this year. She has a web that spans the width of the whole back of the green house. That’s where i first found her and where she has hung out since. One day i was doing my regular warfare with the grasshoppers who …
This was my fault. Red femured spotted orb weavers are my favorite kind and i’ve only ever seen one on the homestead, Wilma, may she rest in peace. Ever since i met Wilma i have been looking for another red femured spotted orb weaver. The day God delivered one into my lap i had just …
Cleopatra and Arsinoe are the giant spotted orb weavers that hang out in the oak tree near the gate but lately ive noticed a smaller orb weaver making a web on the actual gate. Ive named her Hazel. She’s pretty calm and low key. Cleopatra is always busy, ever moving and spinning up june bugs. …
One morning i went to pull the car through the gate to go to work and there were two magnificent orb weavers in adjacent impressive webs with an anchor line stretching to the ground. They are the same kind of orb weaver, probably sisters, and one is slightly larger than the other. I named the …
Two definite signs of summer’s arrival are the blooming of thistles and sunflowers and the emergence of spiders, specifically orb weavers.
Something amazing has happened! One day the entire porch was covered with microscopic orb weavers making webs. They were male and female and all the same size. There’s only one explanation for why so many identically sized orb weavers of both genders would be cohabitating in mass quantity like this. They are siblings! An egg …