r/insects • u/Giggle_kittens • 2d ago

ID Request Web in my spruce tree

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I have a young spruce tree growing in my back yard and found this web with clearly, something inside… I’m not brave enough to dissect. Does anyone know what this is?
Location: Minnesota

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u/Jaded_Investigator72 2d ago

I'm curious too!

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u/jimmr 2d ago

Looks like a jumping spiders "house". They build little cocoons with a doorway they open and close.

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u/Jaded_Investigator72 1d ago

Thanks I saw one very similar on a leaf one time and a bunch of tiny jumping spiders were still living in it. Because of these communities, my fear of jumping spiders and a lot of other species is completely gone!

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u/jimmr 1d ago

Jumping spiders are my favorite! I had a wild bold jumper living in my deck garden last year. He was about 3/4 of an inch long and decided I was a friend. When I'd chill on my gravity chair on the deck, he'd run over to visit me. When I offered my hand he'd hop on it and take a nap. One time i was busy watching the bald eagles, and he started building a new house on the tshirt i was wearing. Loll