"Pods": She's been in our garden for a couple of weeks now. Something I noticed in her web are these "pods". When I first saw them, a few days ago, I thought they were part of the bush...

SX2002 Loc: Adelaide, South Australia

She's been in our garden for a couple of weeks now. Something I noticed in her web are these "pods". When I first saw them, a few days ago, I thought they were part of the bush but on looking closer I saw they are in her web.,
Has anyone got any idea what they are. You can see that they are quite large compared to her..?
Cheers,
Ron.

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UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

Beautiful shots, Ron, but I have no idea what they are.

SX2002 Loc: Adelaide, South Australia

UTMike wrote:

Beautiful shots, Ron, but I have no idea what they are.

Thanks Mike...

Curmudgeon Loc: SE Arizona

Not sure but maybe egg sacks?

SX2002 Loc: Adelaide, South Australia

Curmudgeon wrote:

Not sure but maybe egg sacks?

I thought that as well Jack but other spiders only have one egg sack..last week I saw only one and now she has three. I'll check up every day and see if she ads more...??
Do they (spiders in general) need a male to be able to produce eggs...?

Curmudgeon Loc: SE Arizona

SX2002 wrote:

I thought that as well Jack but other spiders only have one egg sack..last week I saw only one and now she has three. I'll check up every day and see if she ads more...??
Do they (spiders in general) need a male to be able to produce eggs...?

I would think so.

Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

SX2002 wrote:

She's been in our garden for a couple of weeks now. Something I noticed in her web are these "pods". When I first saw them, a few days ago, I thought they were part of the bush but on looking closer I saw they are in her web.,
Has anyone got any idea what they are. You can see that they are quite large compared to her..?
Cheers,
Ron.

J-SPEIGHT Loc: Akron, Ohio

SX2002 wrote:

She's been in our garden for a couple of weeks now. Something I noticed in her web are these "pods". When I first saw them, a few days ago, I thought they were part of the bush but on looking closer I saw they are in her web.,
Has anyone got any idea what they are. You can see that they are quite large compared to her..?
Cheers,
Ron.

Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis

SX2002 wrote:

She's been in our garden for a couple of weeks now. Something I noticed in her web are these "pods". When I first saw them, a few days ago, I thought they were part of the bush but on looking closer I saw they are in her web.,
Has anyone got any idea what they are. You can see that they are quite large compared to her..?
Cheers,
Ron.

Great set of images!! Ron
Maybe sneak out there in the dark and see what se is doing.

randave2001 Loc: Richmond

Very interesting, Ron. I'm pretty certain they are body bags.

jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana

Nice shots, but I have no clue.

StanMac Loc: Tennessee

SX2002 wrote:

She's been in our garden for a couple of weeks now. Something I noticed in her web are these "pods". When I first saw them, a few days ago, I thought they were part of the bush but on looking closer I saw they are in her web.,
Has anyone got any idea what they are. You can see that they are quite large compared to her..?
Cheers,
Ron.

Egg cases?

Stan

sippyjug104 Loc: Missouri

Ron, what a blessing in your garden. She's a variety of Argiope (yellow garden spider) and those are her egg sacks. You may not have noticed the male for they are much smaller and they don't "hang around" like the girls. They are highly beneficial as a form of natural pest control. They are harmless to humans and a joy to observe.

It would be fantastic if you could get some shots of the little ones when they emerge.

angler Loc: StHelens England

Good set Ron.

Sylvias Loc: North Yorkshire England

Excellent and interesting set Ron.