Mass explosion of garden spiders?

[~Wingnut~]

Has anyone else noticed the amount of garden spiders there are about at the moment?
I mean ofcourse one of these beauties;

http://www.littlehistories.co.uk/images/2007/0 9/22/garden_spider_cr.jpg

We have been away for about 5 days and on our return have found well over 10 seperate webs with massive garden spiders in the middle!

Is this because we haven't been about in the garden although someone has been coming twice a day to feed our pets or has there been any reports of there being more this year due to the weather we have been having? Or do they tend to be in amongst the bushes so not easily seen?

I know they are common and I have seen them numerous amount of times before just not this many all at the same time spread out over our garden!!

Any other Aber's noticed more in their garden this year?

[DrFilth]

i have an 85 foot long garden full of them



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[penractor]

went to hang out my washing this morning and found 3 had set up home on the washing line overnight- dodn't have the heart to break their webs so used the dryer instead!

[Robinia]

I wouldn't say there were more wingnut, but there certainly are a lot (as always at this time of year), everymorning as I walk outside I hear the webs cracking & feel them draping across me - sorry spiders!

lucky spiders penractor! :o) It's a shame that many people think they should rid their gardens of them. I had to lift a watering can up & over a large web last night to get at one of my tubs. Like you, I couldn't bear to break it either, it had some 'supper' caught in it! :o)

[~Wingnut~]

Hiya, thanx for your replies :o)

I'm just amazed by them as I have never seen so many at the same time lol

I watched one eating it's dinner yesterday, absolutely fascinating!

[~Wingnut~]

Sorry meant saw one making it's web! lol Got dinner on the brain!