• over_clox@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    I’m not in Australia. The only spiders I know of that might nest under a dandelion are small American jumping spiders.

    They’re effectively harmless, and honestly I wouldn’t eat them, as they are our cute 8 legged kittens that eat the other bugs out there.

    Look first, if no bugs or spiders, then free dandelion food yo! 👍

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        6 months ago

        The spiders are optional. Honestly, you’re more likely to encounter their egg sack under a dandelion than the actual mother spider, unless you pluck them early in the morning dew when momma spider might be at home…

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      6 months ago

      Almost all of our spiders are completely harmless. Even the black widow and brown recluse are not as dangerous as people think.

      We spray for bugs because people don’t want house spiders in their house.