Life On A Quarter Acre

In the kitchen

On front porch

On side of shed. 2.2 mm

Emerged from spider egg sac that was collected in my yard on 28 Jan 2026. Several dozen spiderlings hatched a few days before the wasp. Length ~ 4 mm

Scraping wood fibers from broom handle on porch

In kitchen sink

Emerged from spider egg sac collected on 28 Jan 26. 5 mm

I collected an egg sac from under a rock in my yard on 26 Jan 26. Today I noticed that about 100 spiderlings have had hatched. ~ 2 mm

First flowers in the yard.

On side of shed

On outside front door. 4 mm

On front porch wall.

Side of shed.

On side of shed. ~ 5 mm.

Under log. 15 mm.

On side of shed. 5 mm.

Inside house

On bark of firewood. Diameter of cup ~ 0.5 mm.

Total width 4 mm.\nOn a decomposing apple leaf.

12 cm diameter. Ice on top.