What kind of spiders are these?

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Clarebisson Stoke on trent, United Kingdom Apr 30, 2014

Can anyone help to identify these spiders? They are in a little ball around my bay tree, do I need to be concerned?

Many thanks

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Apr 30, 2014

These appear to be newly hatched spiderlings of an orb-weaving spider, most likely an Araneus sp. Completely harmless to humans...

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Clarebisson Stoke on trent, United Kingdom Apr 30, 2014

Thanks Flapdoodle, that's good news. So a common garden spider by the sounds of things?

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pollengarden Pueblo, CO(Zone 5b) Apr 30, 2014

I like your photos- very cool.

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Apr 30, 2014

It's possible they could be the common garden spider (Araneus diadematus) - see http://www.arkive.org/garden-spider/araneus-diadematus/image-A7914.html

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trackinsand mid central, FL(Zone 9a) May 06, 2014

wow, great pictures...how neat is that?

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