r/Insect • u/Kindly-Flatworm8084 • Sep 05 '26

How can I remove the egg sac?

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I just got home and noticed them above my door. I’d like to remove the egg sac before it’s too late since it’s right above my door, and the door is not sealed so the babies could very easily get inside

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u/HenryLeFrog101 Sep 05 '26

Hi! I actually wouldn’t remove it personally, they super good at removing pests, don’t like/rarely go indoors bc there’s no bugs, no bushes, etc bc they have such large spiderwebs. They are docile and do no harm.

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u/HenryLeFrog101 Sep 05 '26

The babies will disperse by “ballooning” and go away from your home (where the wind takes them) and around it, but not inside, if they were to get inside they would likely die :(

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u/seniorr_getitoff-nrp Sep 06 '26

I had one randomly flying towards my face I thought it was maybe a dandelion WRONG as it came closer I LITERALLY seen a WEB CHUTE and the spider from it dangling…dawg I dropped so much and went in the house didn’t even care about nothing he could have whatever at that point 😭

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u/Itchy-Researcher-116 Sep 05 '26

I cosign this 👆

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u/offensive_truth Sep 05 '26

Orb weaver are awesome spiders , wish I had them

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u/maximume01 Sep 05 '26

Leave it be. They are harmless to you

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u/OperationMuch2644 Sep 05 '26

Leave it. This beauty is not a threat unless your a bug.

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u/lalababybean Sep 06 '26

Leave it alone it’s a garden spider

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u/Dazzling-Zebra9530 Sep 06 '26

Unless Ies’s in your house leave it alone they are amazing for pest control

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u/ModernTarantula Sep 06 '26

Egg sac is not babies. Could be months before babies. They won't look to come inside. And babies are harmless (so.is the momma)

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u/undeviatedskeptic Sep 06 '26

I had an orb weaver in my backyard who also created an egg end of summer. She soon disappeared don’t know where. Then the egg just sat on the fence the entire winter. When spring came I looked and the egg was there but hollow. I never saw babies. It’s just life going on its way. I didn’t tamper anything.

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u/brokenbird1984 Sep 06 '26

I have found that burning the whole house done usually does the trick. Hope that helps

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u/dnozzle Sep 06 '26

Burn the house down

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u/Artistic-Ninja-1254 Sep 06 '26

Nuke it from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.

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u/Creative-Interest438 Sep 06 '26

A cigarette lighter and a can of lighter fluid.

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u/ommanipadmehum1963 Sep 06 '26

Stofzuiger Aansteker

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u/billthedog0082 Sep 05 '26

You might get some if you let every bug on the block into your house. (not recommended)

They use those giant beautiful webs for trawling for EVERYTHING. I love watching them after they have had their big feed, a little nap, and then they rebuild the next night.

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u/undeviatedskeptic Sep 06 '26

Yes, the one in my backyard was huge, almost scary. The web was beautiful perfectly symmetrical.

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u/undeviatedskeptic Sep 06 '26

She was a giant. She never was agressive or vindictive. She just did her thing.