Updated pic of the garden spider outside my field office; she has a big egg sac now, so I don't expect her to be around much longer (that's what I learned from Charlotte's Web anyway)
In autumn months, garden spiders lay their eggs in silken sacs that contain between 50 and several hundred eggs. The garden spider's egg sac is relatively spherical, although one end is narrower than the other. Covered in brown-colored silk, they are strong enough to withstand winds and attacks from most predators.
Young spiderlings overwinter within their eggs. In spring, they hatch and disperse. Garden spider egg sacs are nearly the size of adult garden spiders and are attached to webs. When spiderlings hatch, they are thus in close proximity to captured prey and will not go hungry. Female garden spiders die soon after laying their eggs and are not able to protect or assist their spiderlings.
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Updated pic of the garden spider outside my field office; she has a big egg sac now, so I don't expect her to be around much longer (that's what I learned from Charlotte's Web anyway)
Young spiderlings overwinter within their eggs. In spring, they hatch and disperse. Garden spider egg sacs are nearly the size of adult garden spiders and are attached to webs. When spiderlings hatch, they are thus in close proximity to captured prey and will not go hungry. Female garden spiders die soon after laying their eggs and are not able to protect or assist their spiderlings.
Charlotte's Web was right
the horror.
This is clearly photoshopped. look at the reflection in the water, it doesnt match the sky
Omg, you are right! 😂 Clever
I can’t look at it, give me a migraine it would.
Maybe they photoshopped just the water.
"sweaty"
I like the way he sticks by his own truth
Slowly shaking my head.......
“Oh Keanu........”
Makes me feel extrordinarily old.