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 …
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This Year’s Orb Weavers
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 …
Torvi
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 …
Wolf Spider Mama
Wolf Spiders are very good mothers. When i brought a car load of rocks from my friend Cindy’s property over to mine to build the rock wall around the chicken pen a lot of snakes and spiders hitched a ride. When i shoveled the rocks out of the trunk a big wolf spider had jumped …
My Mistake
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 …
Hazel
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. …
The Black Widow
I was noticing that it was getting harder and harder to convince the dogs to go into the dog igloo after a treat and that was unusual for Cashew, who was very treat motivated. From time to time i threw treats in there to remind them they could enter in practice for a bad weather …
Signs of Summer
Two definite signs of summer’s arrival are the blooming of thistles and sunflowers and the emergence of spiders, specifically orb weavers.
Year of the Spiders
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 …
Mieke
As i was climbing the porch stairs after work yesterday i noticed a familiar shape hanging against the well house door and i knew instantly that it was an orb weaver! I loved orb weavers above all other spiders. They were such lovely creatures. They spun beautiful impressive webs and then waited for their prey …