Crazy Spider
Jun 24, 2012 12:00:17 #
I found him in my front yard and was fascinated, yet I am terrified of spiders!
Jun 25, 2012 07:28:25 #
Jun 25, 2012 07:36:53 #
Jun 25, 2012 10:46:02 #
Spiders are awesome creatures! Let them do their job and they will help rid you of those annoying buzzing insects you despise! What's a few webs? :) great shots!
Jun 25, 2012 14:57:17 #
rayford2
Loc: New Bethlehem, PA
Hey Sarge! Come here quick. You gotta see this!
...Nice photos, Dutchbug.
...Nice photos, Dutchbug.
Jun 25, 2012 15:15:15 #
Most likely a female Araneus gemma, also called "Jewel" orb weaver, because of their color when back-lighted by the sun.
Completely harmless to people, animals, & birds, but deadly to any winged insect that is snared in their webs. Female Araneus spiders can become quite large, moving higher into the tree branches, and living well into fall.
Completely harmless to people, animals, & birds, but deadly to any winged insect that is snared in their webs. Female Araneus spiders can become quite large, moving higher into the tree branches, and living well into fall.
Jun 25, 2012 17:57:06 #
I agree that we should let spiders do their jobs. I never kill them in my house because they eat other bugs, spiders are nature's exterminator.
Jun 25, 2012 19:25:13 #
amyinsparta wrote:
Spiders are awesome creatures! Let them do their job and they will help rid you of those annoying buzzing insects you despise! What's a few webs? :) great shots!
I read once that without spiders, insects would over run the earth. They are among some of the most predatory of God's creatures.
Jun 25, 2012 19:26:49 #
Nikonian, thanks for the name on that spider. I have seen them all my life but never knew the name.
Jun 25, 2012 19:27:55 #
Jun 26, 2012 07:27:59 #
Amyinsparta, He remained there for months, I just made sure to walk around him not under him...LOL
Thank you
Thank you
Jun 26, 2012 07:30:16 #
Jun 26, 2012 07:34:29 #
Dutchbug wrote:
Amyinsparta, He remained there for months, I just made sure to walk around him not under him...LOL
Thank you
Thank you
It's her not him. Male spiders seldom reach the size of the females. The females are the aggressive ones and dangerous ones in the spider kingdom. Male spiders can and will bite, but their bite is usually not as bad as that from the female.
Jun 26, 2012 08:23:11 #
I stand corrected..HaHa....As you can tell I don't know much about spiders, other than staying away from them.
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