Found a huge spider. Never seen one like it.

[T34r1tUp]

. I live in the city and I have a spider problem. Usually they are tiny and brown but this one is huge and colorful.

 

[Peabody]

How did you get it to pose next to the quarter? LOL

 

[264Magnum]

Orb weaver

 

[MaddSkillz]

Golden Orb Weaver. Can't hurt you. They make AWESOME webs and are super cool!!!! Don't kill it!!!

 

[been]

looks like a banana spider

 

[T34r1tUp]

I was also playing with is webbing its strength is amazing. It's about as strong as a piece of thread. This bug must be able to catch some huge prey

 

[T34r1tUp]

How did you get it to pose next to the quarter? LOL

It's in a jar

 

[Perplexed]

Yep, an orb weaver - Argiope. It's a good critter to have in the garden. I had a young one a couple weeks ago spinning its web on an unused faucet, but after it molted, it disappeared.

 

[J.P.]

I think those are the ones that make webs in the corn rows outta' 50lb test monofiliment....


I hate spiders!

 

[CHenry]

we call em "garden spiders". we get hours of entertainment tossing june bugs into their web and watching them wrapem up. don't kill it.
They come in waves, I havent had one aound here in 5 years or so but last time i did, i had lots of them.