I'm going to call this one Bert.
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He/She is about the size of a quarter and anytime I get close it shakes the web. At least this time it's not in front of the side door. o_O[OT] garden pet.
Sep 24, 2006
45 Replies
Awesome!
Carl
I hope your kids don't have any friends from the Weasley family.
I know its a hairy, grey, spider, but WHAT kind of hairy, grey spider is that? (and please dont tell me you live in the PNW!!!!!) That is a cool pic tho.
-jenn
PNW has it's own spiders. :) This is an Oklahoma spider.
Googled a bit but have no idea what it is. ..apart from big, spikey, and grey..
Is there a spider NG?
Carl
Alt.spiders.
Earle
I'll ask over there.
Bert caught a moth.
It's always a "she." She spins the web, he comes to court her, then they mate, then she kills him. There is a reason why people are fascinated, yet find spiders repulsive.
Probably a Golden Orb. Will stay there until the first frost and then die, but leave her children for the spring.
"Charlotte's Web, " a famous story, then film is about a Golden Orb. Written by E.B. White, whose other famous book is called by everybody "Strunk and White", which is in every writer's references.
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Hmmm...
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It sounds like the Golden Orbs live in Australia.
Jeff DeWitt
Whoops, looks like I jumped to a conclusion too soon.
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Jeff DeWitt
Had one of those last year.
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was about 5" from leg to leg
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SPPPPPIIIIIIIDDDDEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!
Ok ok... I'm alright.. I'm ok... ok. I'm ok!
Uhh... Jeeps gots spiders... Mine does soemtimes.
Just yesterday in fact, washed one foff of the hood.
Nyaah!
Kate
That one is a real beauty! I had one one time that was about 2: across, but yours is magnificent!
Kate
Nice bug. I have 3 "mascots" that live in the shop at work, pictures taken where they seem to live. What would you expect in Calaveras County? I named them Number 1, Number 3, and Number 4. I am careful to shoo them away in the morning after Number 2 had a premature "Burial at sea"
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Interesting litle buddies you have there. I have some that hang out on my windows ehre at the house. They make a helluva mess too. bet that it would be a rude awakening first thing in the morning if you ran in and sat down in a hurry without looking first.
Kate
Oh good! =)
Cool, I like those better than spiders (as long as I dont have to pick them up).
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