What are These and do I Need to Kill Them?

Found these hidden behind my fire pit.



What are they and do they need to meet a sorry end?

 

It's hard to see but they look like ex woodlice. I can see some spider silk but I don't know if the woodlice spider uses that to tie up its prey.

 

Woodlice mostly live on rotting material, I always leave them alone, part of the life cycle system.

 

No idea. I thought they looked like some kind of cocoon. Woodlice spider is new to me @Thevictorian , never seen one.

 

We seemingly have masses of them. I've been rebuilding lots of pallet planter boxes because the old ones were rotten and had a perminent friend beside me all the time, that friend being a robin who went absolutely mad for any spider that popped it's head into the sunlight. It was quite funny because the bright red woodlouse spiders were the first thing it went for and it wasn't long before I had two new friends taking it in turns to inspect for food. I've now had them by my side pretty much every time I'm in the garden because they know I'll move pots to see if there is anything under them for them.

 

We too have a pair of Robins, two lots in fact and our two spend a lot of their time chasing the other two. Both our follow us around to see what we are turning over, trouble is they get under your feet. Spotted Mr feeding Mrs a day or so ago, so next she disappears for a few days and before you know it he's twice as brave and picking up 4-5 mealworms at a time and flying off with them.

 

In my garden it's the female blackbird who'll turn up right under your feet.

 

Those are very interesting spiders - not something I've heard of, but they aren't present in most of Scotland apparently - and mainly along the east coast. Every day's a school day

We have loads of woodlice here, but like @pete, I just let them get on with it all.

 

Thanks for the suggestions. I think I'll take a closer look tomorrow as there was far too much to get done today! I've always been a big fan of woodlice. Don't know why, but I used to collect them up in empty yoghurt pots when I was a kid.

 

I know what you mean @Februarysgirl - perhaps it's because they have a slightly prehistoric look about them!
I always find hundreds of them when I separate stacks of pots that have been tucked in corners or near the house.