Spider From my Kitchen Window. What Kind?
Sep 21, 2012 12:07:26 #
I've been watching this Spider for over a week. The web has been completely wipe out or damaged and it patches it every day. If you look closely you can see that it's mending the web. I often watch her eat her breakfast. Yuck but interesting. Today I noticed the markings on the tummy. Looks almost like a crusader's shield.
What kind of spider is it?
What kind of spider is it?
Spider
Sep 21, 2012 12:19:35 #
Fergus, I can't help you with the ID, but your download is a .psd file. I could open it with an external viewer, but you might get better response if you could repost as a .jpg file.
Sep 21, 2012 12:20:45 #
Sep 22, 2012 06:50:15 #
They are plentiful here in WI as well....I was told it was a non poisonous european hobo, but not sure if accurate......it will be interesting to follow responses to your post!
Sep 22, 2012 10:56:17 #
Looks like an Orb Weaver of sorts. ALL spiders are poisonous. But most can't hurt you because their fangs are too small. And of the ones that can, only a very, very few are deadly.
Sep 22, 2012 14:49:34 #
Sep 22, 2012 14:52:22 #
Sep 22, 2012 22:58:47 #
SWFeral
Loc: SWNM
Fergus wrote:
I've been watching this Spider for over a week. The web has been completely wipe out or damaged and it patches it every day. If you look closely you can see that it's mending the web. I often watch her eat her breakfast. Yuck but interesting. Today I noticed the markings on the tummy. Looks almost like a crusader's shield.
What kind of spider is it?
What kind of spider is it?
Like your spider. I don't know much about them but I had one living inside my kitchen window: I ended up feeding her flies that I swatted outside, making me look like a crazy person. She was an orb spider, very interesting, very shy. I tried to relocate her outside but she freaked and I ended up bringing her back inside! Found her in a rinsed-out wineglass one morning, getting a drink of water. I learned a lot from her, and actually cried when I found her dead.
Which probably makes me sound like a crazy person.
Sep 23, 2012 16:09:02 #
Actually, rather touching. My son rescues spiders out of his shower and moves them outside so they don't die in the water.
Sep 23, 2012 21:22:48 #
SWFeral
Loc: SWNM
Kimbee wrote:
Actually, rather touching. My son rescues spiders out of his shower and moves them outside so they don't die in the water.
Like your son.
Dec 30, 2012 14:17:11 #
Fergus wrote:
I've been watching this Spider for over a week. The web has been completely wipe out or damaged and it patches it every day. If you look closely you can see that it's mending the web. I often watch her eat her breakfast. Yuck but interesting. Today I noticed the markings on the tummy. Looks almost like a crusader's shield.
What kind of spider is it?
What kind of spider is it?
:thumbup: :thumbup:
Dec 30, 2012 14:47:15 #
Dec 30, 2012 19:49:48 #
Jayne wrote:
Looks like the flip side to mine......
This is a Cross Orb Weaver. A great hunter of insects.
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