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Member Since: January 2005 Posts: 3,907 Send Message	Jean (Monmouth)	Report	25 Sep 2009 19:53
	Maybe thats why the birds are not eating their food!
Member Since: January 2005 Posts: 1,990 Send Message	Kate	Report	25 Sep 2009 10:36
	Judging by the cobwebs round here, I think a few are in our house - the cats aren't doing their job! I went out picking blackberries the other day and the spiders are all over the bushes . . .
Member Since: May 2007 Posts: 25,620 Send Message	Jane	Report	25 Sep 2009 10:02
Member Since: May 2007 Posts: 25,620 Send Message	Well I think they re all here in my house lol
Member Since: October 2004 Posts: 852 Send Message	Brian(i)	Report	25 Sep 2009 08:35
Member Since: October 2004 Posts: 852 Send Message	Conservationists say there could be more spiders and daddy longlegs than usual this autumn because of favourable breeding conditions. Researchers at insect charity, Buglife, said last year's wet autumn meant the larvae of daddy longlegs had plenty of decaying plant matter to eat. Experts also said this year's temperate summer had been good for spiders. The charity says it will provide a good boost for declining insect populations and benefit other wildlife. Matt Shardlow, chief executive of Buglife, said there had been a decline in the numbers of some species but 2009 could see the rate slowing down. Full story :- http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8273960.stm Brian(i)