Ok this is freaking me out! I took my puppy out this morning and found all these tiny little holes in my yard. There is no soil around them or anything like that. Just looks like someone stuck their finger in the ground a million times. I am sooooooooooo worried that they are spiders, because in the fall there were these webs in my yard and the rest of the neighborhood that had little tunnels in the middle. Anyone know what they could be??
2007-03-19 03:50:05 · 12 answers · asked by lesliew924 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
it might be a mole, or mice
2007-03-19 03:53:21 · answer #1 · answered by longjohn 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Don't know what the holes are that your seeing right now.
The webs with the hole in the middle that appear in your yard during the summer are probably wolf spiders. I get them in my yard as well. Their not really dangerous at all. If you go to your local garden store you might be able to buy an insecticide that could get rid of them.
2007-03-19 04:00:42 · answer #2 · answered by Michael C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have those finger sized holes in my back yard also lots of them. I couldn t figure out what was making them until late one afternoon I was standing in my back door watching these two birds pulling at something in the ground when they each got the things out it appeared to be a nice sized treats for them, but not long like a worm. I finally got to see one of these critters. They are spiders, big and brown. Now i m going to see what I need to get rid of them. 1 hole per spider = creepy back yard!
2015-06-19 01:41:49 · answer #3 · answered by jeff 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Could be one of several things, depending on where you live. It could be Cicadas (see the below link), earthworms, mole crickets, and yes, spiders. As far as spiders go though, they normally don't make holes very close together. They are territorial. If they are the size of a finger, its probably cicads, or mole crickets (neither of which are dangerous). Or it may simply be (as mention above) the the ground has been airated. It the holes are evenly placed and uniform (making a repeating pattern), thats probably it.
Cheers!
2007-03-19 04:04:30 · answer #4 · answered by krodgibami 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My best guess is that they're beetles. They'd live underground as grubs most of the year, and then pupate, then become adults, making the holes you see as they clamber out of the ground.
There are also flies that do that, and even some moths that have subterranean pupae.
2007-03-19 07:41:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In my experience, skunks can make holes in your yard looking for grubs?
2007-03-19 03:55:25 · answer #6 · answered by mikeybetsy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Has anyone gone over your yard with one of those aerator machines?
2007-03-19 03:53:26 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Worm holes , worms are aerating your lawn
2007-03-19 04:01:33 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your backyard should only have 1 hole.
2007-03-19 03:52:58 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
THESE ARE THE HOLES CAUSED BY ANTS .THEY MAKE THEIR HOME IN SOIL AND IF ANY ONE STEPS ON IT .IT BECOMES LIKE THAT
2007-03-19 03:56:35 · answer #10 · answered by hemant 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Earthworms, and they are good for the soil, so don't worry.
2007-03-19 03:52:26 · answer #11 · answered by smartypants909 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋