Nature and Gardening

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All things green, outdoors, and nature-y. Whether it's animals in their natural habitat, hiking trails and mountains, or planting a little garden for yourself (and everything in between), you can talk about it here.

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I shall not pass! (thelemmy.club)

submitted 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) by needanke@feddit.org to c/greenspace@beehaw.org

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A spiders net blocked the path I was going to walk on. It was not necessary for me to go there, so I just took the photo and went elsewhere.

A spider sitting on its net in front of greenery.

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[–] jay2@beehaw.org 3 points 4 weeks ago

Araneus Diadematus. Commonly called a Cross Orbweaver or European Garden Spider. They were introduced into the United States long ago. A very benign and beneficial creature.

Orbweavers and Micrathenas just LOVE building their webs across the middle of a trail.

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[–] Sina@beehaw.org 2 points 4 weeks ago

As a person with -mild but real- arachnophobia, I would have walked the other way too..

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