What will these grow into?

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We've got a nest(?) of baby spiders in our back garden. Two actually, one on the gate and one on the recyling bin. They're a weird yellow and black colour.

So what will they grow into? Will they kill my Dad whilst he's out earning a living or are they normal boring spiders that I can just leave to eat all the ants and flies in the garden to protect the accidental potato crop we've got going?

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They were running away in this picture because I lifted the bin lid. A minute later they were back in a blob, which was cool.
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Those little bad boys are orb weavers from the Araneus diadematus family. They are fine :) just don't poke them or they will scatter like in that second picture, they will cluster together again though until they grow large enough to wander off.
 
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in the blue bin pic....I wonder if the one all on it's own, to the top left is freaking out or just thinking '**** I need to travel allll the way over there'
 
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