Not exactly demonisation but I came across a weird bit of tabloid arachnid hype when googling these clusters of yellow back spiders all over my tomato plants. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.express.co.uk/news/nature/583321/Clusters-yellow-spiders-spotted-Britain/amp
Must admit I’m getting a bit tired of de-spidering myself every time I go in the greenhouse, I’d hoped they’d eat more aphid than they do.
Your spiders are tiny. Their appetites will pick up.
Ha, that pic was nearly two months ago, currently little fingernail size.
Also loving the photography here, inspiring stuff.
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Not exactly demonisation but I came across a weird bit of tabloid arachnid hype when googling these clusters of yellow back spiders all over my tomato plants.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.express.co.uk/news/nature/583321/Clusters-yellow-spiders-spotted-Britain/amp
Must admit I’m getting a bit tired of de-spidering myself every time I go in the greenhouse, I’d hoped they’d eat more aphid than they do.