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Araneus diadematus,eggs
Small and plentiful cream to yellow colored eggs are loosely deposited within a silken retreat.
Wood Clapboard siding and deck rail on house. Alder trees, leaves.
I try not to disturb the spider eggs until they hatch and disappear on their own. I have watched birds come to eat the spider eggs from the webs and corners of our windows and wood of our house.
Spotted on May 29, 2013
Submitted on Jun 13, 2013
5 Comments
It's funny when you accidentally disturb them and next thing you know they are all over the place!
I agree, I saw an extremely small cross orb spiderling which looked similar.
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/266...
Thank you turtlesandtombstones for your great input. Yes,they do look like Cross Orb Weaver. It would be more likely for that species eggs to be here since I have found many Orb Weavers and webs on the grounds. I am comparing the very similar species info. I will change my info to reflect Orb weaver. Thanks again
I see these around quite a lot.. never been sure as to what they are though!
These look more like cross spider hatchlings.