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Orb web Spider and colony of ants in a pot
by: Moni

Athena
From your photo I think you have an orb web spider. (Spiders are not my forte, I am an entomologist which is the study of insects and spiders are relatives of insects but not insects.)

These spiders usually bite their prey first and then wrap them with silk when the prey is paralyzed. These spiders do vary a lot in coloration.

Ants in your pots. The only suggestion I have is to use very soapy water to water the soil to wash(not a pun!) :-) out the ants. Do not put regular soapy water on the foliage of your plants it might burn, just the soil.
Good luck with that...and college!

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