evan9381 Posted August 29, 2011 Report Share Posted August 29, 2011 anyone know what kind of spider this is? sorry for so much blurryness, it clears up a couple times...found her outside my front door when i went to get something from the car...she was spinning a web about 2' or so across, and a couple bugs flew into it and she started jumping around (kinda like on that spiders on drugs video. lol)...it was insane. about the size of a $.50 cent piece with her legs out. didn't mind her since thats where all the bugs like to be, and there were 0 out there when i walked to my car. i tried my hardest not to touch her web but i must have knicked one of the lone strands going across where the door is to the support post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Jones Posted August 29, 2011 Report Share Posted August 29, 2011 Paging Christian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjrsplat Posted August 29, 2011 Report Share Posted August 29, 2011 Looks like a garden spider.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Posted August 29, 2011 Report Share Posted August 29, 2011 Looks like a garden spider.. Second this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drewhop Posted August 29, 2011 Report Share Posted August 29, 2011 Does it have ahold of its babies or food? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImUrOBGYN Posted August 29, 2011 Report Share Posted August 29, 2011 Common orb weaver of which there are many, many species and variations. Though, it is related to the Garden spider that I believe a few of you are thinking of, it is not considered one. Like all spiders, it is poisonous but not a threat. Some species to get quite a bit larger and are capable of building webs that cross a small road. Ask me how I know. I thought the fucker was trying to catch a bicyclist or something. Usually, they build their webs in the late evening and pull it down in the morning. They are generally nocturnal and unagressive towards humans. These guys eat shitloads of mosquitoes and moths, etc. Some of them will even eat their webs while taking them down to resupply nutrients. One of the reasons they close shop in the mornings and hide is that they are a favored food supply of many species of wasps. Wasps actively hunt for these guys, as well as other spiders, fighting them, stinging them, and paralyzing them. Afteward, they return to their nest or hole, lay a single egg upon the paralyzed spider and cover it up. Fresh food when the larvae's born. nom nom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTQ B4U Posted August 29, 2011 Report Share Posted August 29, 2011 How nasty are these guys? He was inside an exhibit at the zoo. Was really cool how the light was coming through the misting machines they had keeping the exhibit cooled off. This sucker had anchor lines like 3ft long. http://www.pbase.com/timothylauro/image/137628874/original.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceGhost Posted August 29, 2011 Report Share Posted August 29, 2011 If he was at my place, the kind of spider would be classified as "DEAD". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evan9381 Posted August 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2011 Gonna have to go w/ christian as there was 0 trace of the huge web this AM...hope she comes back out...as long as theyre not in my house, i dont mind them...especially if they get rid of all the bugs by my front door Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceGhost Posted August 29, 2011 Report Share Posted August 29, 2011 I leave a bug zapper on 24/7 for that. Only exception is I found a mantis the other night in it trying to get an easy meal, I turned it off because me and Mantis's are boys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion Posted August 29, 2011 Report Share Posted August 29, 2011 I have tons of Mantids in my garden. Ocassionally I will put one in a bowl with a bunch of bugs for it to eat, and then let it out again. Tryin to keep them healthy and happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harmonda Posted August 30, 2011 Report Share Posted August 30, 2011 This... we have tons of them on our property. How nasty are these guys? He was inside an exhibit at the zoo. Was really cool how the light was coming through the misting machines they had keeping the exhibit cooled off. This sucker had anchor lines like 3ft long. http://www.pbase.com/timothylauro/image/137628874/original.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokin5s Posted August 30, 2011 Report Share Posted August 30, 2011 Man I'd be spraying that fucker with raid! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unfunnyryan Posted August 30, 2011 Report Share Posted August 30, 2011 the kind of spider you throw on children Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjrsplat Posted August 30, 2011 Report Share Posted August 30, 2011 the kind of spider you shoot with an ak Fixed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImUrOBGYN Posted August 31, 2011 Report Share Posted August 31, 2011 How nasty are these guys? He was inside an exhibit at the zoo. Was really cool how the light was coming through the misting machines they had keeping the exhibit cooled off. This sucker had anchor lines like 3ft long. http://www.pbase.com/timothylauro/image/137628874/original.jpg This one is easy. It's the Black & Yellow Garden spider. Harmless to humans, but still venomous like all spiders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evan9381 Posted September 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 She disappeared last night but showed up today...got a few decent pics on my S5 IS ill post when i get down to my PC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evan9381 Posted September 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 Seriously sat outside for an hour with a couple friends watching her spin her web tonight...caught her right as she started...cool as fuck to watch...pics below http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y267/evan938/IMG_0447.jpg http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y267/evan938/IMG_0478.jpg http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y267/evan938/IMG_0479.jpg http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y267/evan938/IMG_0481.jpg http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y267/evan938/IMG_0487.jpg http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y267/evan938/IMG_0488.jpg http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y267/evan938/IMG_0495.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harmonda Posted September 1, 2011 Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 Dude, we have tons of those. Just the other day one dropped onto my car when I put the garage door up and came at me. They are agressive but I think they are harmless. We have chickens and guineas and peacocks and they LOVE to eat these spiders. The go crazy when they find one and the whole flock plays smear the queer. It's nuts. We also have a LOT of milk snakes on the property. Saw someone post one for sale on here...had to laugh. If anyone wants a milk snake, let me know...I'll just go outside and grab one for ya. We even get them in the house. They come in and get too big to squeeze back out the stones in the foundation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browning Posted September 2, 2011 Report Share Posted September 2, 2011 they're pretty harmless. There are a bunch out around here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTQ B4U Posted September 2, 2011 Report Share Posted September 2, 2011 We also have a LOT of milk snakes on the property. We even get them in the house. They come in and get too big to squeeze back out the stones in the foundation. That would freak my wife the hell out. :gabe: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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