Scott Andrew

Posted June 1, 2011.

Kitten invasion!

WARNING: if you love kittens but hate spiders, skip this post. No actual kittens are here for you.

Garden spider hatchlings invade our backyard every Spring. To reduce squickiness, we call them "kittens."

I found this clump o' kittens on the side of the neighbor's garage yesterday. When you gently blow on them, they scatter:

Those sirens in the background are probably the Fire Department, summoned by my wife to hose the kittens off the house.