I just can't tell, if these are spider eggs? DH isn't sure either.
It appears that they are hatching?
Can anyone tell if they are indeed hatching and if they are harmless spiders?
I'd appreciate any help on this one.
Sending a couple of photos.
I found them on a Brug leaf, which also has sphinx moths.
Thank you! : - )
Walk In Beauty!
SingingWolf
This second and last photo, shows more of the Brug leaf to give you an idea of scale.
Once again, Thanks for any help! : - )
WIB,
SW
These are eggs of a true bug (Hemiptera/Heteroptera); but the image is not clear enough for a positive identification. They might be stink bugs (family Pentatomidae); they definitely are not spiders!
Thank you for your information suunto. I'm glad they aren't spiders.
I wish I could get better resolution on them. I'll try again, and see what happens.
Thank you again for your help. : - )
I'll post a better photo if I can get one.
Walk In Beauty!
SingingWolf
I would prefer spiders over stink bugs any time! Stink bugs will suck the juices from your tomatoes, black berries and other fruit and plants.
Spiders will kill insects and bugs that do damage in the garden. When we find spiders in the house or outside hatching or ballooning we often move them to the flower beds and/or vegetable gardens because they are so helpful. I have been gardening since 1978 and have never been bitten by a spider (even though there have always been a lot of them around.) Even the orb weavers that make the big round webs have never bitten me when I run into their webs at night (on the way to closing up the chicken pen or taking the garbage can to the street for pickup.) The spider just runs to the top of the web when she feels it being damaged. Maybe you could become familiar with the types of spiders that live in your area. Spend some time watching them hunt (jumping spiders and wolf spiders) and build webs (orb weavers). You will see they are fascinating and not aggressive toward anything except the insects that they eat. .
The stink bugs are gone. I was wondering, what they were, LadyPearl, because I've lived in harmony with lots of spiders over the years. Never have I seen eggs like that, and the resolution on my camera isn't good enough to see those tiny critters clearly. I have been bitten by spiders lots of times, but never by anything my body couldn't handle.
One summer, when my YS was little, he felt sorry for the wolf spiders having to stay outside in the winter and he was sneaking them inside. I removed them.
I like spiders, myself. Used to have a friendly Black Widow out in the yard. I don't like spider webs getting stuck in my hair. Yuck.
I usually remove all spiders from inside the house, by grabbing their web, taking them outside and attaching their web to something where they'll be happy. The ones I still have inside eat the unwary flies that find their way into the house. (Heh, heh, heh!)
I'm no spider hater, or stink bug hater, I just don't want them in my yard on my plants. They can go anywhere else on the farm they want to. LOL!
Nice to talk to another person who respects spiders, LadyPearl.
Walk In Beauty!
SingingWolf
Many people are so paranoid about spiders that they kill every one they see. I'm glad to hear you aren't like that.
I wouldn't say I hate stink bugs, but almost. They do a lot of damage.
LadyPearl, one of our Native American Indian legends tells about how Grandmother Spider brought fire to the world in a basket woven out of her web. Great story, and gives people a lot more respect for the small spider. : - )
WIB!
SW
Yes that is an interesting legend. Spiders have certainly found their place in the hearts and gardens of people like us.
